Male-male sexual behavior in the parasitic wasp Psyttalia concolor

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a   Canale, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Courtship; Experience; Mating; Opiinae; Wing fanning

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; OPIINAE; OPIUS CONCOLOR; VESPOIDEA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

EID: 84878793019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.013.2501     Document Type: Article

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