Are parthenogenetic and sexual ischnura hastata damselflies equally fertile? Testing sexual conflict theories

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Lorenzo Carballa, O ^a   Cordero Rivera, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertility; Ischnura hastata; Parthenogenesis; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; FERTILITY; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOGAMY; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ISCHNURA HASTATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 38049146543     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522552     Document Type: Article

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