Do the elongated eye stalks of Diopsid flies facilitate rival assessment?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1243-1246

  Brandt, Yoni ^a   Swallow, John G ^a  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive interactions; Armament; Fighting; Rival assessment; Self assessment; Size; Stalk eyed flies

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; EYE; FIGHTING; FLY; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

DIOPSIDAE;

EID: 67349105673     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0774-x     Document Type: Article

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