On the role of body size for life-history evolution

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-68

  Klingenberg, Christian Peter ^a   Spence, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; development time; fecundity; Gerridae; growth; life history; optimality; trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; TRADE-OFF;

GERRIDAE; GERRIS BUENOI; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0030618434     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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