An evolutionary argument for egg limitation

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2089-2094

  Rosenheim, Jay A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; egg limitation; egg size; fecundity; life history trade offs; parasitoids; senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029828715     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03595.x     Document Type: Article

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