Male coercion and convenience polyandry in a calopterygid damselfly

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Cordero, A ^a   Andres J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calopterygidae; Courtship; Forced matings; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX; CALOPTERYX HAEMORRHOIDALIS; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 2942707993     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/2.1.14     Document Type: Article

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