Male horn dimorphism in the scarab beetle, Onthophagus taurus: do alternative reproductive tactics favour alternative phenotypes?

2000/02/01 by Armin P. Moczek, Douglas J. Emlen · 35 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and animal studies #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Animal Behavior and Reproduction

paper · doi:10.1006/anbe.1999.1342

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