Influence of maternal age on the fitness of progeny in the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-89

  Opit, G P ^a   Throne, J E ^a  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

"Lansing effect"; Egg size variation; Maternal age; Offspring fitness; Rice weevils

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BEETLE; BODY MASS; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVORSHIP;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WEEVIL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL AGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WEEVILS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 34047180978     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[83:IOMAOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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