The sexually selected sperm hypothesis, maternal effects, and sperm competitive success in the bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 975-982

  Konior, M ^a   Radwan, J ^a   Keller, L ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bulb mite; Maternal effects; Polyandry; Sexually selected sperm hypothesis; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARIDAE; RHIZOGLYPHUS; RHIZOGLYPHUS ROBINI;

EID: 70350168024     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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