Pre- and post-copulatory mate choice in Platygryllus primiformis: Cryptic female choice and sexual conflict

Bioscience Horizons

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-171

  Parker, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptic female choice; Male manipulation; Mate choice; Platygryllus primiformis; Sexual conflict; Sexually antagonistic coevolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950187715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17547431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biohorizons/hzp019     Document Type: Article

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