Fitness consequences of cannibalism in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 298-303

  Chapman, Jason W ^a   Williams, Trevor ^b   Escribano, Ana ^c   Caballero, Primitivo ^c   Cave, Ronald D ^d   Goulson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^d ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Fall armyworm; Food availability; Larval development; Spodoptera frugiperda; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FITNESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL;

INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0032970164     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.3.298     Document Type: Article

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