Male reproductive allocation in fireflies (Photinus spp.)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-80

  Demary, Kristian C ^a   Lewis, Sara M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lampyridae; Life history; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

LAMPYRIDAE; PHOTINUS; PHOTINUS COLLUSTRANS; PHOTINUS GREENI;

EID: 34047240518     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00078.x     Document Type: Review

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