Sperm competition and maternal effects differentially influence testis and sperm size in Callosobruchus maculatus

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1143-1150

  Gay, L ^a   Hosken, D J ^a   Vasudev, R ^b   Tregenza, T ^a   Eady, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Coleoptera; Maternal effect; Polyandry; Sperm competition; Sperm length; Testis size

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MATERNAL EFFECT; POLYANDRY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NIGER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NIGER; ORGAN SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM TRANSPORT; SPERMATOZOA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTIS;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 65249125891     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01724.x     Document Type: Article

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