Is bigger better? Male body size affects wing-borne courtship signals and mating success in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insect Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 869-880

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a   Donati, Elisa ^b   Romano, Donato ^a   Ragni, Giacomo ^b   Bonsignori, Gabriella ^b   Stefanini, Cesare ^b   Canale, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

communication channels; courtship call; male male competition; mate choice; sexual selection; social resources

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEPHRITIDAE; WING;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEPHRITIDAE; WINGS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84953790810     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12253     Document Type: Article

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