Variation in the cost to females of the sexual conflict over mating in the seed bug, Lygaeus equestris

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-321

  Shuker, David M ^a   Ballantyne, Gavin A ^a   Wedell, Nina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; EGG PRODUCTION; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; INSECT; LONGEVITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

LYGAEIDAE; LYGAEUS EQUESTRIS;

EID: 33746621223     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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