Longer exaggerated male genitalia confer defensive sperm-competitive benefits in an earwig

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 351-362

  van Lieshout, Emile ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elaboration; Exaggeration; Fertilisation success; Genitalia; Sperm competition; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COPULATION; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PATERNITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

EUBORELLIA;

EID: 79951947087     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9422-1     Document Type: Article

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