The physiology of life-history trade-offs: Experimental analysis of a hormonally induced life-history trade-off in Gryllus assimilis

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-23

  Zera, Anthony J ^a   Potts, Jason ^a   Kobus, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crickets; Gryllus; Juvenile hormone; Life history; Trade off; Wing polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS ASSIMILIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031865408     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286146     Document Type: Article

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