Physical contests for females in the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kruse, Kipp C ^a   Switzer, Paul V ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Coleoptera; Fighting behavior; Prior residency advantage; Scramble competition

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; POPILLIA JAPONICA; SCARABAEIDAE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547434746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.3401     Document Type: Article

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