Male mate choice based on ontogenetic colour changes of females in the damselfly Ischnura senegalensis

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-299

  Takahashi, Yuma ^a   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female polymorphism; Innate mating preference; Learned mating preference; Male harassment; Ontogenetic colour change; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 79955048906     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0257-6     Document Type: Article

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