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Courtship in Parasitic Wasps

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Courtship may be defined as any behaviors between conspecific individuals of opposite sex which facilitate mating. Such behaviors, with their incredible variety and obvious importance, have provided biologists with a vast and fascinating field of study. The evolution of such systems has, in particular, received considerable attention in recent years. For the vertebrates, this area has been capably reviewed by Orians (1969) and Trivers (1972).

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    Peter W. Price

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Matthews, R.W. (1975). Courtship in Parasitic Wasps. In: Price, P.W. (eds) Evolutionary Strategies of Parasitic Insects and Mites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8732-3_4

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