Beyond fecundity and longevity: Trade-offs between reproduction and survival mediated by behavioural responses of the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-387

  Huang, Chi Chun ^a   Yang, Rou Ling ^a   Lee, How Jing ^a   Horng, Shwu Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Host deprivation; Host size; Seed beetles; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FECUNDITY; HOST SELECTION; LONGEVITY; TRADE-OFF;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 28944438976     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2005.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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