Sex, food and conflicts: Nutrition dependent nuptial feeding and pre-mating struggles in scorpionflies

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 703-710

  Engqvist, Leif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative mating tactics; Life history trade offs; Nuptial gifts; Resource defence; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; NUPTIAL GIFT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ARTHROPODA; MECOPTERA; PANORPA COGNATA;

EID: 33847681070     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0300-3     Document Type: Article

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