Seasonal cycles of assortative mating and reproductive behaviour in polymorphic populations of Harmonia axyridis in China

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-494

  Su, Wang ^a   Michaud, J P ^b   Runzhi, Zhang ^a   Fan, Zhang ^c   Shuang, Liu ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Female choice; Mate preference; Melanism; Polymorphism; Seasonality; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BEETLE; COPULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MATE CHOICE; MELANISM; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 67651225646     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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