The precopulatory function of male genital spines in drosophila ananassae[doleschall] (Diptera: Drosophilidae) revealed by laser surgery

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2637-2645

  Grieshop, Karl ^a   Polak, Michal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive function; Animal genitalia; Copulation success; Functional morphology; Laser ablation; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COPULATION; FLY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 85027945542     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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