Ontogenetic colour change in females as a function of antiharassment strategy

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 685-692

  Takahashi, Y ^a   Morimoto, G ^b,c   Watanabe, M ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damselfly; Female polymorphism; Ischnura senegalensis; Male mate choice; Ontogenetic colour change; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COPULATION; DAMSELFLY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MATE CHOICE; ONTOGENY; POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84865362556     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.06.025     Document Type: Article

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