Mating behaviour and wing morph-related differences in the sexual activity of a flightless bug, pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) (Heteroptera)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-229

  Socha, R ^a   Zemek, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Firebug; Mating behaviour; Sexual activity; Wing morphs

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WING MORPHOLOGY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PYRRHOCORIS APTERUS;

EID: 9644290743     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522633     Document Type: Article

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