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Gerris lacustris - a variety of water strider

pond-skater, water skater, water strider - long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water

genus Gerris, Gerris - type genus of the Gerrididae

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MtDNA diversity and species phylogeny of western Palaeartic members of the Gerris lacustris group (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Gerridae) with implications for "DNA barcoding" of water striders.

What do we know about the phylogeny of the semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera: heteroptera: gerromorpha)?

Similarly, Vepsalainen and Savolainen (1995) demonstrated that past OSR experience could condition future male mating behavior in the water strider Gerris lacustris. A mate-guarding and sperm-allocation strategy that was established early in the breeding season in reflection of a male's sperm reserves and dominance rank, and of sociosexual context, would allow the male to maximize the number of females that he inseminated.

Variable mate-guarding time and sperm allocation by male snow crabs (chionoecetes opilio) in response to sexual competition, and their impact on the mating success of females

This result agrees with the fecundity schedules determined for Gerris lacustris (Andersen 1973).

Sexual size dimorphism and selection in the wild in the waterstrider Aquarius remigis: lifetime fecundity selection on female total length and its components

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