Sexual conflict to the extreme: Traumatic insemination in bed bugs

American Entomologist

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Pfiester, Margie ^a   Koehler, Philip G ^a   Pereira, Roberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77952007598     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/55.4.244     Document Type: Article

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