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Nuptial feeding in the scorpionfly Panorpa vulgaris: ultimate and proximate causes
(2005)
In my thesis I was concerned with ultimate as well as with proximate aspects of nuptial feeding in the scorpionfly Panorpa vulgaris (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). Chapter I begins with the attempt to verify the ultimate function ...
Sperm competition and female remating rate in the scorpionfly Panorpa germanica, L. (Mecoptera, Panorpidae)
(2005)
Sperm competition can be a powerful selective force in the evolution of reproductive strategies and mating systems. In the last decades many insect species have been studied in terms of sperm competition (for reviews see ...