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Katarina Hedlund

Katarina Hedlund

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Katarina Hedlund

Mate choice and male competition in Orchesella cincta (Collembola)

Author

  • K. Hedlund
  • H. Ek
  • Torsten Gunnarsson
  • C. Svegborn

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

Language

English

Pages

524-526

Publication/Series

Experientia

Volume

46

Issue

5

Document type

Article

Publisher

Birkhäuser

Topic

  • Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation)

Keywords

  • Collembola
  • kin recognition
  • Mate choice
  • mating
  • sperm competition

Status

Published

Research group

  • Soil Ecology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0014-4754