The effects of relatedness on progeny sex ratio in spider mites

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Roeder, C ^a   Harmsen, R ^a   Mouldey, S ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kin recognition; Local mate competition; Relatedness; Reproductive strategy; Sex ratio; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

PROGENY; RELATEDNESS;

ACARI; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0029662467     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9020143.x     Document Type: Article

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