Female preference and fitness benefits of mate choice in a species with dissociated sperm transfer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1261-1267

  Zizzari, Z Valentina ^a   Braakhuis, Annika ^b   van Straalen, Nico M ^b   Ellers, Jacintha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

female choice; genetic benefits; indirect sperm transfer; Orchesella cincta; sexual selection; springtail

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; INSECT; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERMATOPHORE; SURVIVAL;

ORCHESELLA CINCTA;

EID: 70350063834     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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