Appearances deceive: Female “resistance” behaviour in a sepsid fly is not a test of male ability to hold on

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-50

  Baena, M L ^a   Eberhard, W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Female choice; Female resistance behaviour; Sepsid flies; Sexual selection; Sexually antagonistic coevolution

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COEVOLUTION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLY; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; SEPSIDAE;

EID: 34347257263     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522579     Document Type: Article

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