Operational sex ratio and alternative reproductive behaviours in Chinese bushcricket, Gampsocleis gratiosa

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-331

  Gao, Yong ^a   Kang, Le ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CRICKET; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO;

GAMPSOCLEIS;

EID: 33645216579     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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