Effects of male ejaculate on female reproductive output and longevity in Photinus fireflies

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 677-681

  South, A ^a   Lewis, S M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Female fecundity; Female longevity; Lampyridae; Nuptial gifts; Photinus obscurellus; Spermatophores

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; NUPTIAL GIFT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPERMATOPHORE;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LAMPYRIDAE; PHOTINUS; PHOTINUS OBSCURELLUS;

EID: 84860351782     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-031     Document Type: Article

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