A female evolutionary response when survival is at risk: Male harassment mediates early reallocation of resources to increase egg number and size

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 751-763

  Córdoba Aguilar, Alex ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Female evolutionary response; Female survival; Male harassment; Resource allocation; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; FITNESS; IMMUNITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SURVIVAL;

HETAERINA AMERICANA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 61349117356     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0709-6     Document Type: Article

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