The dynamics of brood desertion among communally breeding females in the treehopper, Publilia concava

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 466-473

  Zink, Andrew G ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cooperation; Mate desertion; Parental care

Indexed keywords

BROOD DESERTION; BROOD PARASITISM; BROOD REARING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PARENTAL CARE;

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MEMBRACIDAE; PUBLILIA CONCAVA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27744472535     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0952-4     Document Type: Article

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