Mating tactics determine patterns of condition dependence in a dimorphic horned beetle

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1692, 2010, Pages 2347-2353

  Knell, Robert J ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condition dependence; Horned beetle; Mating tactics; Performance; Sperm competition; Strength

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FIGHTING; GENETIC VARIATION; MUTATION; PERSISTENCE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIGNALING; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 77956488451     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0257     Document Type: Article

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