Female butterflies mated with recently mated males show reduced reproductive output

Male Contribution to Egg Production in Butterflies: Evidence for Transfer of Nutrients at Mating

Carol L. Boggs, Lawrence E. Gilbert · Science · 1979 · 494 citations

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Natural Sciences +12

The Role of Male Accessory Glands in Insect Reproduction

Roger A. Leopold · Annual Review of Entomology · 1976 · 412 citations

Biology, Male Physiology, Natural Sciences +6

Sexual Selection and Paternal Investment in Insects

Randy Thornhill · The American Naturalist · 1976 · 333 citations

Economics, Fertility, Fitness +13

Stretch reception in the bursa copulatrix of the butterfly,Pieris rapae crucivora, and its role in behaviour

Takashi Sugawara · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 1979 · 207 citations

Biology, Bursa Copulatrix, Natural Sciences +7

SELECTION PRESSURES AFFECTING MALE NUTRIENT INVESTMENT AT MATING IN HELICONIINE BUTTERFLIES

Carol L. Boggs · Evolution · 1981 · 167 citations · Full text

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Fitness +6