Mating behavior and sexual selection in a polygamous beetle

Mating behavior and sexual selection in relation to morphometric traits in a polygamous beetle, Glenea cantor (F.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), were investigated. Upon encounter, a male approached a female, mounted her, grasped her terminal abdomen with his hind tarsi, and attempted to mate. Successf...

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Main Author: Wen LU, Qiao WANG, Mingyi TIAN, Jin XU, Jian LV, Aizhi QIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013-04-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12200