Intrasexual fighting and mounting by females of the horned beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Although females of the horned beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus septentrionalis, have only small horns they often fight over access to feeding sites by head-butting each other. In addition, they sometimes show intrasexual mounting. In this study 82 females of different sizes were used to determine the...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2010-02-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201001-0007_Intrasexual_fighting_and_mounting_by_females_of_the_horned_beetle_Trypoxylus_dichotomus_Coleoptera_Scarabaeid.php |