The effect of remating on sperm number in the spermatophores of Teleogryllus commodus (Gryllidae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 362-367

  Sturm, Robert ^a  

^a NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Black field cricket; Mating; Nuptial gifts

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; TELEOGRYLLUS COMMODUS; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 81855185423     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2011.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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