Intraspecific female brood parasitism in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-321

  Moczek, Armin P ^a   Cochrane, Jeffrey ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Brood parasitism; Horned beetle; Onthophagus; Phenotypic plasticity; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; BROOD PARASITISM; DESICCATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARENTAL CARE;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS;

EID: 33746267199     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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