Postcopulatory female choice increases the fertilization success of novel males in the field cricket, Gryllus vocalis

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Gershman, Susan N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic benefits; Gryllus vocalis; Multiple mating; Novel male; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CRICKET; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERMATOPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS;

EID: 58249098520     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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