Repeatability and heritability of sperm competition outcomes in males and females of Tribolium castaneum

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 817-823

  Tregenza, Tom ^a   Attia, Fathi ^b   Bushaiba, Saleh Salem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Flour beetle; Mate choice; P2; Polyandry; Post copulatory; Sexy sperm

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HERITABILITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; POLYANDRY; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 63149158542     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0716-7     Document Type: Article

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