Sizing up a mate: Variation in production and response to acoustic signals in Anopheles gambiae

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1033-1039

  Cator, Lauren J ^a   Ng'Habi, Kija R ^b   Hoy, Ronald R ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; body size; fitness; mating signals; mosquito flight tone; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BODY SIZE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FITNESS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MOSQUITO; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 77955879633     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq087     Document Type: Article

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