Contrasting responses of pre- and post-copulatory traits to variation in mating competition

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 494-499

  Simmons, Leigh W ^a   Buzatto, Bruno A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Male dimorphism; Phenotypic plasticity; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COPULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATURATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK FACTOR; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPERM COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS;

EID: 84896028902     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12211     Document Type: Article

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