Male monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, adjust ejaculates in response to intensity of sperm competition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Solensky, M J ^a   Oberhauser, K S ^b  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

apyrene sperm; Danaus plexippus; eupyrene sperm; mate assessment; monarch butterfly; sperm competition; sperm transfer; spermatophore; strategic mating effort

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOPHORE;

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 58349087000     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.10.026     Document Type: Article

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