Maternal manipulation of hatching asynchrony limits sibling cannibalism in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1109-1114

  Schausberger, P ^a   Hoffmann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Egg recognition; Oviposition site selection; Parental care; Sibling competition; Sibling rivalry

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CANNIBALISM; CLUTCH SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; MITE; OVIPOSITION; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECOGNITION; SIBLING; SITE SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNIBALISM; FEMALE; MITES; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS;

EID: 53949100022     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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