The reproductive biology of Ptomascopus morio, a brood parasite of Nicrophorus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 543-560

  Trumbo, Stephen T ^a   Kon, Masahiro ^b   Sikes, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Nicrophorus; Parental care; Ptomascopus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; NICROPHORUS; NICROPHORUS CONCOLOR; NICROPHORUS QUADRIPUNCTATUS; PTOMASCOPUS; PTOMASCOPUS MORIO; SILPHIDAE;

EID: 0035666935     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836901001637     Document Type: Article

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