Social biology and sex ratios of the eusocial gall-inducing thrips Kladothrips hamiltoni

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 432-442

  Kranz, Brenda D ^b   Schwarz, Michael P ^c   Mound, Laurence A ^a   Crespi, Bernard J ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Galls; Haplodiploidy; Incest; Local mate competition; Local resource competition; Sex ratio; Thrips

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOBIOLOGY; THRIPS;

AUSTRALIA;

KLADOTHRIPS HAMILTONI; PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0032698137     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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