Evolution: Radiotracking Sexual Selection

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Sword, Gregory A ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORTHOPTERA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; ORTHOPTERA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

DEINACRIDA PLUVIALIS;

EID: 54149103305     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.055     Document Type: Short Survey

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