Behavioural Consistency in Female Resistance to Male Harassment in a Water Strider Species

Ethology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 83-93

  Pineaux, Maxime ^a   Turgeon, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gerris; hiding; personality; pre copulatory struggle; sex ratio; sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FITNESS; INSECT; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

GERRIDAE; GERRIS; GERRIS BUENOI;

EID: 85004140737     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12575     Document Type: Article

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