Female fitness consequences of male harassment and copulation in seed beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1061-1070

  den Hollander, Michelle ^a   Gwynne, Darryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bruchid; Callosobruchus maculatus; fitness; nuptial gift; polyandry; seed beetle; sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FITNESS; INJURY; MULTIPLE MATING; NUPTIAL GIFT; NUTRIENT; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 70350046445     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.06.036     Document Type: Article

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