Sexual conflicts, loss of flight, and fitness gains in locomotion of polymorphic water striders

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Goodwyn, Pablo Perez ^a   Fujisaki, Kenji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Biomechanics; Force; Gerridae; Heteroptera; Wing dimorphism

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FLIGHTLESSNESS; HABITAT SELECTION; INSECT; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; TRADE-OFF; WING;

AQUARIUS ELONGATUS; AQUARIUS PALUDUM; GERRIDAE; GERRIS INSULARIS; GERRIS LATIABDOMINIS; GERRIS NEPALENSIS; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; METROCORIS HISTRIO; RHAGADOTARSUS;

EID: 34547972647     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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