A comparison of female fitness between monogamy and polyandry in the cabbage beetle, Colaphellus bowringi

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1391-1395

  Liu, Xing Ping ^a   He, Hai Min ^a   Kuang, Xian Ju ^a   Xue, Fang Sen ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cabbage beetle; Colaphellus bowringi; Fecundity; Female mate preference; Fertility; Longevity; Mating duration; Monogamy; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FITNESS; HATCHING; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LONGEVITY; MATE CHOICE; MONOGAMY; POLYANDRY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; COLAPHELLUS BOWRINGI; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 78651443906     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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