Male-derived cuticular hydrocarbons signal sperm competition intensity and affect ejaculate expenditure in crickets

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1655, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Thomas, Melissa L ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Sperm competition; Sperm viability; Teleogryllus oceanicus

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL CUE; CRICKET; CUTICLE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HYDROCARBON; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; SECRETION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

GRYLLIDAE; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 58149263238     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1206     Document Type: Article

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