Diet affects female mating behaviour in a seed-feeding beetle

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-378

  Fox, Charles W ^a   Moya LaraÑo, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus; Mating behaviour; Nuptial gift; Polyandry; Seed beetles; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FECUNDITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; NUPTIAL GIFT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYANDRY; SPERMATOPHORE;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 70450196632     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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