Polyandry and tibial spur chewing in the Carolina ground cricket (Eunemobius carolinus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 988-994

  Piascik, Edyta K ^a,b   Judge, Kevin A ^a,c   Gwynne, Darryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COPULATION; CRICKET; DIET; FITNESS; FOOD QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POLYANDRY;

CAROLINA; PUERTO RICO;

EUNEMOBIUS CAROLINUS; NEMOBIUS CAROLINUS;

EID: 77958612747     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-065     Document Type: Article

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