Katarina Hedlund
Professor
Mate choice and male competition in Orchesella cincta (Collembola)
Author
Summary, in English
Both male and female Orchesella cincta (Collembola) were able to discriminate between spermatophores of different origin. Females chose spermatophores deposited by closely related males while males preferentially destroyed spermatophores of other males.
Department/s
- Department of Biology
- Soil Ecology
Publishing year
1990-05-01
Language
English
Pages
524-526
Publication/Series
Experientia
Volume
46
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Birkhäuser Verlag
Topic
- Ecology
Keywords
- Collembola
- kin recognition
- Mate choice
- mating
- sperm competition
Status
Published
Research group
- Soil Ecology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0014-4754