Repeatability of sperm size in outbred and inbred Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-234

  Bernasconi, G ^a,b   Ward, P I ^a   Hellriegel, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLY; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING; OUTCROSSING; SPERM COMPETITION;

DIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 34548038769     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n06-063     Document Type: Article

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