Sex allocation and local mate competition in Old World non-pollinating fig wasps

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-102

  Fellowes, Mark D E ^a   Compton, Steve G ^b   Cook, James M ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fig wasps; Local mate competition; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032778245     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050597     Document Type: Article

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