The benefits of male ejaculate sex peptide transfer in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-286

  Fricke, C ^a   Wigby, S ^b   Hobbs, R ^a   Chapman, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory gland; Ejaculate; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

FITNESS; FLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PATERNITY; PEPTIDE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG LAYING; EJACULATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PEPTIDES; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 58549090928     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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