Bushcricket song as a clue for spermatophore size?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 569-578

  Lehmann, Gerlind U C ^a,b   Lehmann, Arne W ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioacoustics; Mate choice; Poecilimon; Sexual selection; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PROTEIN; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG;

POECILIMON; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 38049050318     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0481-4     Document Type: Article

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