Effect of morph types, body size and prior residence on food-site holding by males of the male-dimorphic stag beetle Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-60

  Inoue, Akio ^a   Hasegawa, Eisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative strategy; Male dimorphism; Male male combat; Prior residence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871412676     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-012-0350-0     Document Type: Article

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