On the evolution of dispersal and altruism in aphids

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2687-2696

  Abbot, Patrick ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphids; Dispersal; Plant insect interaction; Population structure; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; APHID; CLONAL ORGANISM; DISPERSAL; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; APHIDS; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349847758     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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