Sexual conflict and cryptic female choice in the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus

Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 792-800

  Bussière, Luc F ^a,b   Hunt, John ^a,c   Jennions, Michael D ^d   Brooks, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gryllidae; Indirect benefits; Postcopulatory choice; Sexual selection; Sperm choice; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COPULATION; CRICKET; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPERMATOPHORE;

GRYLLIDAE; INSECTA; TELEOGRYLLUS COMMODUS; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GRYLLIDAE; INBREEDING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; INBREEDING; INSEMINATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33745264437     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1554/05-378.1     Document Type: Article

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