Life-cycle variation in the aphid Sitobion avenae: Costs and benefits of male production

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 692-701

  Helden, Alvin J ^a,b   Dixon, A F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aphids; Male production; Overwintering; Sitobion avenae

Indexed keywords

APHID; LIFE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX ALLOCATION;

APHID; CLONAL VARIATION; DAY LENGTH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; OVERWINTERING; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 0036893921     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2002.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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