Fat and eggs: an alternative method to measure the trade-off between survival and reproduction in insect parasitoids

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 227-235

  Ellers, Jacintha ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asobara tabida; cost of reproduction; fat reserves; fecundity; longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001093910     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854295X00186     Document Type: Article

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