Temporal effects of multiple mating on components of fitness in the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 393-398

  Haddrill, Penelope R ^a,b   Shuker, David M ^b   Mayes, Sean ^a,c   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adalia; Behaviour; Coccinellidae; Cost of mating; Ladybird; Polyandry; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ADALIA; ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34848906201     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.058     Document Type: Article

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