Seasonal extension of the soldier instar as a route to increased defence investment in the social aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-95

  Pike, N ^a,b   Braendle, C ^a   Foster, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Altruism; Aphid soldiers; Caste ratio; Clone

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APHID; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL INSECT; SOLDIER CASTE;

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PEMPHIGIDAE; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS SPYROTHECAE;

EID: 1342290158     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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