Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-37

  Boggs, Carol L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints; Environmental stress; Fecundity; Foraging; Life history trade offs; Nutritional ecology; Resource acquisition; Survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECUNDITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 58349098560     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01527.x     Document Type: Review

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