Same-sex sexual behavior in insects and arachnids: Prevalence, causes, and consequences

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1719-1730

  Scharf, Inon ^a   Martin, Oliver Y ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Homosexual; Intra sexual; Male male; Mating costs; Reproductive interference

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; CUTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; INSECT; MALE; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84885930779     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1610-x     Document Type: Review

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