Conspecifics enhance egg production in an egg-carrying bug

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 897-901

  Katvala, Mari ^a   Kaitala, Arja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conspecific dependence; Egg laying; Female reproduction; Golden egg bug; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTHROPODA; CAMISSONIA OVATA; COREIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HETEROPTERA; PHYLLOMORPHA LACINIATA;

EID: 1642546954     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg078     Document Type: Article

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