Strong material benefits and no longevity costs of multiple mating in an extremely polyandrous leaf beetle, Chrysochus cobaltinus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1004-1010

  Schwartz, Steven K ^a,b   Peterson, Merrill A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysochus cobaltinus; Chrysomelidae; Fecundity; Longevity; Multiple mating; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYANDRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CHRYSOCHUS; CHRYSOCHUS AURATUS; CHRYSOCHUS COBALTINUS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33749509178     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl033     Document Type: Article

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