Kinship and cannibalism in the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella: No evidence of kin discrimination

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-256

  Boots, Michael ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Discrimination; Fitness costs; Insect; Kin selection; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010469224     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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