Male Gryllus bimaculatus guard females to delay them from mating with rival males and to obtain repeated copulations

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-66

  Wynn, Helen ^a   Vahed, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gryllus; Mate guarding; Mating status; Sexual conflict; Sperm competition; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS;

EID: 3442898868     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000025132.02196.da     Document Type: Article

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