Effect of losing on male fights of broad-horned flour beetle, Gnatocerus cornutus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-369

  Okada, Kensuke ^a   Miyatake, Takahisa ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative phenotype; Combat; Learning; Male dimorphism; Weapon

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIMORPHISM; FIGHTING; LEARNING; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE ATTRACTION; PHENOTYPE;

COLEOPTERA; GNATHOCERUS CORNUTUS;

EID: 75649091118     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0852-0     Document Type: Article

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