Time limitation, egg limitation, the cost of oviposition, and lifetime reproduction by an insect in nature

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-496

  Rosenheim, Jay A ^a   Jepsen, Sarina J ^a   Matthews, Christopher E ^a   Smith, D Solance ^a   Rosenheimk, Micah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg limitation; Life history; Lifetime reproduction; Limiting factor; Oviposition behavior; Time limitation

Indexed keywords

EGG; FLY; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY; LIMITING FACTOR; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; HEXAPODA; RHOPALOMYIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 53149132779     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591677     Document Type: Article

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