Two thresholds, three male forms result in facultative male trimorphism in beetles

Science

Volumn 323, Issue 5915, 2009, Pages 773-776

  Rowland, J Mark ^a   Emlen, Douglas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; THRESHOLD;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT; MALE; MALE TRIMORPHISM; MATING SYSTEM; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES; WEAPON;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 59849107886     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1167345     Document Type: Article

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