Sexual behaviour and morphological variation in the millipede Megaphyllum bosniense (Verhoeff, 1897)

• Published in: Contributions to zoology (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1995) Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 133 - 148
• Main Authors: Vujić, Vukica, Ilić, Bojan, Jovanović, Zvezdana, Pavković-Lučić, Sofija, Selaković, Sara, Tomić, Vladimir, Lučić, Luka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill 01.01.2018; NCB Naturals
• Subjects: Animal reproduction; Antennae; Body length; Body mass; Body size; Copulation; Diplopoda; Fertilization; Latency; Leg; Mate selection; Mating; Morphology; Morphometry; Sexual behavior; Sexual selection; Variation; Walking

Sexual selection can be a major driving force that favours morphological evolution at the intraspecific level. According to the sexual selection theory, morphological variation may accompany non-random mating or fertilization. Here both variation of linear measurements and variation in the shape of...