The relationship between resource control, association with females and male weapon size in a male dominance insect

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 362-369

  Kelly, Clint D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DOMINANCE; INSECT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE GUARDING; RESOURCE;

ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA CRASSIDENS; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; TETTIGONIOIDEA;

EID: 33645211775     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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