Body size influences male pheromone signals but not the outcome of mating contests in Nasonia vitripennis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1557-1563

  Blaul, Birgit ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body size; Mate choice; Nasonia vitripennis; Parasitoid; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SIZE; FATTY ACID; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARASITOID; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; TRADE-OFF; WASP;

HEXAPODA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 84870412768     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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