The repeatability of mating failure in a polyandrous bug

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1578-1582

  Greenway, E V Ginny ^a   Shuker, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect reproduction; Mating failure; Polyandry; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; HERITABILITY; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

HEXAPODA; LYGAEIDAE; LYGAEUS SIMULANS;

ANIMAL; COPULATION; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84938986701     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12678     Document Type: Article

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