The mechanistic basis of a large male mating advantage in two freshwater amphipod species

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1145-1153

  Cothran, Rickey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BODY SIZE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; NATURAL SELECTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 55949094330     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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