Male dimorphism in Perdita portalis (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) has arisen from preexisting allometric patterns

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-28

  Danforth, B N ^a   Desjardins, C A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative male mating tactics; Caste determination; Evolution; Morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032933307     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050107     Document Type: Article

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