Functions, diversity, and evolution of traumatic mating

Biological Reviews

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 585-601

  Lange, Rolanda ^a   Reinhardt, Klaus ^a,b   Michiels, Nico K ^a   Anthes, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genital wounding; Hypodermic impregnation; Hypodermic injection; Mating costs; Penile spines; Penile stylets; Polyandry; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection; Traumatic insemination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENITAL WOUNDING; HYPODERMIC IMPREGNATION; HYPODERMIC INJECTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING COSTS; PENILE SPINES; PENILE STYLETS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYANDRY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRAUMATIC INSEMINATION;

GENITAL WOUNDING; HYPODERMIC IMPREGNATION; HYPODERMIC INJECTION; MATING COSTS; PENILE SPINES; PENILE STYLETS; POLYANDRY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRAUMATIC INSEMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84880038954     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12018     Document Type: Article

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