Female mating frequency in a wild population of scorpionflies (Panorpa germanica, Panorpidae, Mecoptera)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Kock, D ^a,b   Sauer, K P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Evolutionsbiologie und Okologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female mate choice; Microsatellites; Monandry; Remating; Sperm transfer

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SPERM COMPETITION; WILD POPULATION;

MECOPTERA; PANORPA GERMANICA; PANORPIDAE;

EID: 42149146890     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2007.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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