Alternative mating strategy of small male Megacopta punctatissima (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in the presence of large intraspecific males

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 974-977

  Himuro, C ^a   Hosokawa, T ^b,c   Suzuki, N ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategy; Body size; Courtship behavior; Mating success; Megacopta punctatissima

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COURTSHIP; INSECT; MATE GUARDING; MATE LOCATION; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

GRAPHOSOMA LINEATUM; HEMIPTERA; MEGACOPTA PUNCTATISSIMA; PLATASPIDAE;

EID: 33750925866     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[974:AMSOSM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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