Condition-dependent spermatophore size is correlated with male's age in a bushcricket (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Lehmann, Gerlind U C ^a,b   Lehmann, Arne W ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male quality; Nuptial feeding; Nuptial gift; Paternal investment; Poecilimon

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORRELATION; CRICKET; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SPERM; SPERMATOPHORE;

ORTHOPTERA; PHANEROPTERINAE; POECILIMON; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 58549103295     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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