The ontogenetic switch between odonate life history stages: Effects on fitness when time and food are limited

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 659-667

  Plaistow, Stewart ^a   Siva Jothy, Michael T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FOOD LIMITATION; LIFE HISTORY; ONTOGENY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA;

EID: 0032875867     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1171     Document Type: Article

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