Stabilizing selection and variance in fig wasp sex ratios

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 475-485

  West, S A ^a,b   Herre, E A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fig wasps; Intensity of selection; Sex ratio; Stabilizing selection; Variance

Indexed keywords

FIG WASP; FOUNDRESS; SELECTION; SEX RATIO;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031948305     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01647.x     Document Type: Article

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