Sperm depletion, male mating behaviour and reproductive 'time-out' in Gammarus pulex (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Lemaître, Jean François ^a   Rigaud, Thierry ^a   Cornet, Stéphane ^a   Bollache, Loïc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

female quality; Gammarus pulex; male mate choice; reproductive 'time out'; sperm depletion

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 57449103544     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.028     Document Type: Article

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