Sperm displacement ability in Calopteryx Haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden): Male and female roles, male limits in performance, and female neural control (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-252

  Cordoba Aguilar A ^a   Siva Jothy, M T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; INSECT; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX; CALOPTERYX HAEMORRHOIDALIS; INSECTA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 4344576172     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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