Role of contests in the scramble competition mating system of a leaf beetle

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 699-716

  Rank, Nathan E ^a,b   Yturralde, Kasey ^a,b   Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P ^b,c  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Visit Scho Dept Integrat Biol   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae; Contest competition; Mating behavior; Mating system; Scramble competition

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELA AENEICOLLIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33845626499     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9051-2     Document Type: Article

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