Ability of male Queensland fruit flies to inhibit receptivity in multiple mates, and the associated recovery of accessory glands

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 421-428

  Radhakrishnan, Preethi ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessory gland fluid; Copula duration; Organ size; Remating

Indexed keywords

FLY; INHIBITION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEPHRITIDAE;

BACTROCERA TRYONI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38749137724     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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