Trade-off between reproduction and length of adult life in males and mating females of aphids

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-109

  Dixon, Anthony F G ^a   Kundu, Ranajit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Sugarcane Res and Train Institute   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Aphids; Cavariella aegopodii; Cost of reproduction; Length of adult life; Sexuals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; CAVARIELLA AEGOPODII; DAUCUS CAROTA; SALIX; STERNORRHYNCHA; HOMOPTERA;

LONGEVITY; TRADE OFF; WILLOW-CARROT APHID;

EID: 0031425325     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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