Biparental investment and reproductive success in a subsocial desert beetle: The role of maternal effort

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-113

  Rasa, O Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Maternal effort; Reproductive success; Subsociality; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BURROWING; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

COLEOPTERA; PARASTIZOPUS ARMATICEPS; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 3543045022     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050472     Document Type: Article

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