Heritable variation in the timing of spermatophore removal, a mechanism of post-copulatory female choice in crickets

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1366-1370

  Mautz, B S ^a,b   Sakaluk, S K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acheta domesticus; Heritability; Post copulatory female choice; Sexual selection; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CRICKET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERMATOPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SPERMATOZOA;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLIDAE;

EID: 49549095742     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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