Monoclonal aphid colonies and the measurement of clonal fitness

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 444-448

  Hodgson, D J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid colony; Clonal fitness; Density dependence; Dispersal strategy; Parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

APHID; COLONY; FITNESS;

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034876460     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2001.00327.x     Document Type: Review

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