Not all Panorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) scorpionfly mating systems are characterized by resource defence polygyny

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1207-1213

  Missoweit, Merle ^a   Sauer, Klaus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

alternative mating tactics; mating success; nuptial feeding; Panorpa alpina; Panorpa vulgaris; scorpionfly; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FLY; MATING SUCCESS; NUPTIAL GIFT; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

MECOPTERA; PANORPA; PANORPA ALPINA; PANORPA VULGARIS; PANORPIDAE;

EID: 35748943493     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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