Males use multiple, redundant cues to detect mating rivals

Current Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 617-622

  Bretman, Amanda ^a   Westmancoat, James D ^a   Gage, Matthew J G ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MUTATION; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND; VISION;

ANIMALS; CUES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MUTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 79953791244     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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