Male brood care without paternity increases mating success

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 715-721

  Härdling, Roger ^a   Kaitala, Arja ^b  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mating investment; P. laciniata; Paternal care; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INVESTMENT; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNAL CARE; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

CAMISSONIA OVATA; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; PHYLLOMORPHA LACINIATA;

EID: 4344647548     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh046     Document Type: Article

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