Post-mounting courtship and the neutralizing of male competitors through "homosexual" mountings in the fly Hydromyza livens F. (Diptera: Scatophagidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-105

  Preston Mafham, Ken ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Courtship; Diptera; Homosexual; Post mounting; Scatophagidae; Water lily

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; FLY; MATING BEHAVIOR;

DIPTERA; HYDROMYZA LIVENS; LILIUM; NUPHAR; NUPHAR LUTEA; NYMPHAEA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (DIPTERAN FLIES);

EID: 33646482101     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500533658     Document Type: Article

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