Gender differences in lifespan and mortality rates in two seed beetle species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 619-626

  Fox, C W ^a   Dublin, L ^a   Pollitt, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Body size; Longevity; Senescence; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; SENESCENCE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; STATOR LIMBATUS;

EID: 0142031530     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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