Offensive and defensive sperm competition roles in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  House, Clarissa M ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defensive role; Male genitalia; Offensive role; Onthophagus taurus; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33744909126     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0149-x     Document Type: Article

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