A polymorphism maintained by opposite patterns of parasitism and predation

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6639, 1997, Pages 269-272

  Losey, John E ^a   Ives, Anthony R ^a   Harmon, Jason ^a   Ballantyne, Ford ^a   Brown, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR MORPH; PARASITISM; PEA APHID; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATION;

APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030753610     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/40849     Document Type: Article

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