Egg load evolution in parasitoids

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 650-665

  Ellers, J ^a   Sevenster, J G ^a   Driessen, G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation trade off; Egg limitation; Habitat stochasticity; Optimal fecundity; Patch aggregation; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; PARASITOID; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034530205     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316990     Document Type: Article

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