The relative effects of mating status and age on the mating behaviour of female field crickets

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-223

  Judge, Kevin A ^a,b   Tran, Kim Chi ^a   Gwynne, Darryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 76149101632     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-139     Document Type: Note

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