The effects of age and previous mating experience on pre- and post-copulatory mate choice in female house crickets (Acheta domesticus L.)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-212

  Mautz, Brian S ^a   Sakaluk, Scott K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheta domesticus; Age; Female mate choice; House crickets; Mating experience; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS;

EID: 44649119276     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9120-9     Document Type: Article

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