Do spermathecal morphology and inter-mating interval influence paternity in the polyandrous beetle Tribolium castaneum?

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 643-658

  Bernasconi, Giorgina ^a,b   Brostaux, Yves ^c   Meyer, Eric P ^a   Arnaud, Ludovic ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Confocal microscopy; Cryptic female choice; Reproduction; Sexual selection; Sperm storage; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 33748923626     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906776759538     Document Type: Article

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