Reproductive behavior and fitness components in male Drosophila melaogaster are non-linearly affected by the number of male co-inhabitants early in adult life

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nandy, B ^a   Prasad, N G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MOHALI   (India)

Author keywords

copulation duration; male fitness; mating latency; sperm defense

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80052090986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.6701     Document Type: Article

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