Possible Influences of Habitat Characteristics on the Evolution of Semelparity and Cannibalism in the Hump Earwig Anechura harmandi

Researches on Population Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-16

  Kohno, Katsuyuki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anechura harmandi; Cannibalism against female parent; Earwig; Habitat characteristics; Life history; Semelparity

Indexed keywords

ANECHURA HARMANDI; ARTHROPODA; DERMAPTERA;

CANNIBALISM; EVOLUTION; HUMP EARWIG; SEMELPARITY;

EID: 0031392492     PISSN: 00345466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765245     Document Type: Article

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