Female polymorphism, condition differences, and variation in male harassment and ambient temperature

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 545-554

  Bots, Jessica ^a   De Bruyn, Luc ^a   Van Dongen, Stefan ^a   Smolders, Roel ^a,b   Van Gossum, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Enallagma cyathigerum; Energy reserves; Female limited polymorphism; Frequency dependent selection; Odonates; Protein; Sexual conflict; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY MASS; DAMSELFLY; FEMALE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ENALLAGMA CYATHIGERUM; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 67649880632     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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