Mating with sperm-depleted males does not increase female mating frequency in the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Steiner, Sven ^a   Henrich, Nina ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Multiple mating; Offspring production; Parasitic wasp; Pteromalidae; Sex ratio; Sperm depletion

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MATING; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; LARIOPHAGUS DISTINGUENDUS; PTEROMALIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 38349068465     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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