Diurnal changes and frequency dependence in male mating preference for female morphs in the damselfly Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): Original article

Entomological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Takahashi, Yuma ^a   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binary choice experiment; Copulation experience; Female polymorphism; Frequency dependent selection; Male harassment; Mate choice; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 70349496109     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2009.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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