The influence of male ejaculates on female mate search behaviour, oviposition and longevity in crickets

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 887-892

  Green, Kelly ^a   Tregenza, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accessory gland; acoustic communication; acp; cricket; Gryllus bimaculatus; oviposition; phonotaxis; sexual conflict; sexual selection; spermatophore

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; LONGEVITY; MATE LOCATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; SECRETION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS;

EID: 62149130084     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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