When are vomiting males attractive? Sexual selection on condition-dependent nuptial feeding in Drosophila subobscura

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-295

  Immonen, Elina ^a   Hoikkala, Anneli ^b   Kazem, Anahita J N ^c   Ritchie, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Drosophila subobscura; Mate choice; Nuptial feeding; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FECUNDITY; FLY; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; NUPTIAL GIFT; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA;

EID: 64949182773     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp008     Document Type: Article

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