Nonsiblicidal behavior and the evolution of clutch size in bethylid wasps

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 409-424

  Mayhew, Peter J ^a   Hardy, Ian C W ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bethylidae; Body size; Clutch size; Parasitoid; Parent offspring conflict; Siblicide

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HOST SIZE; PARASITOID WASP; SIBLICIDE;

BETHYLIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031920925     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286129     Document Type: Article

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