Decreased mating propensity of macropterous morph in a flightless wing-polymorphic insect, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 539-545

  Socha, Radomír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Females; Males; Mating success; Non functional wing polymorphism; Pyrrhocoris apterus; Receptivity; Wing morphs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATING SUCCESS; POLYMORPHISM; WING MORPHOLOGY;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PYRRHOCORIDAE; PYRRHOCORIS APTERUS;

EID: 7044225532     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.077     Document Type: Article

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