Variation in adult sex ratio alters the association between courtship, mating frequency and paternity in the lek-forming fruitfly Ceratitis capitata

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1732-1740

  Leftwich, P T ^a,b   Edward, D A ^a   Alphey, L ^b,c   Gage, M J G ^a   Chapman, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Courtship; Mating; Medfly; Mediterranean fruitfly; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTEST COMPETITION; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEK; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PATERNITY; PEST CONTROL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEX RATIO; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTIS;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865192480     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02556.x     Document Type: Article

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