Ejaculate depletion patterns evolve in response to experimental manipulation of sex ratio in Drosophila melanogaster

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2027-2034

  Linklater, Jon R ^a   Wertheim, Bregje ^a   Wigby, Stuart ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; Drosophila melanogaster; Ejaculate allocation; Sexual selection; Testis size

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILITY; FLY; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 34547680559     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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