Does fertilization by proxy occur in Tribolium beetles? A replicated study of a novel mechanism of sperm transfer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 555-557

  Tigreros, Natasha ^a   South, Adam ^a   Fedina, Tatyana ^a   Lewis, Sara ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

insecticide exposure bioassay; malathion; paternity marker; red flour beetle; sperm competition; sperm translocation; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); PATERNITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 58549114495     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.10.013     Document Type: Note

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