Parental care and reproductive investment in shield bugs (Acanthosomatidae, Heteroptera)

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-7

  Kaitala, Arja ^a   Mappes, Johanna ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; SHIELD BUG;

ACANTHOSOMATIDAE; ELASMUCHA; ELASMUCHA FERRUGATA; ELASMUCHA FIEBERI; ELASMUCHA GRISEA; HETEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; WEDA TUMIDIFRONS;

EID: 0030851064     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546509     Document Type: Article

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