Survival and reproduction when food is scarce: Implications for a lekking Hawaiian Drosophila

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-405

  Jones, Therésa M ^a,b   Widemo, Fredrik ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Swedish Biodiversity Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diet; Drosophila grimshawi; Maternal effects; Pheromones; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

DROSOPHILA GRIMSHAWI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 27744476702     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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