Divergent mating patterns and a unique mode of external sperm transfer in Zoraptera: An enigmatic group of pterygote insects

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 581-594

  Dallai, R ^a   Gottardo, M ^a   Mercati, D ^a   Machida, R ^b   Mashimo, Y ^b   Matsumura, Y ^c   Beutel, R G ^c  

^a Department of Life Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insect reproduction; Mating behavior; Spermatophore; Zoraptera

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DIVERGENCE; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; SPERM; SPERMATOPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

HEXAPODA; PTERYGOTA (WINGED INSECTS); ZORAPTERA; ZOROTYPUS;

EID: 84879551973     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1055-0     Document Type: Article

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