Brood size: A major factor influencing male dimorphism in the non-pollinating fig wasp Sycobia sp.

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 696-701

  Niu, Li Ming ^a,b   Hu, Hao Yuan ^a,b,c   Huang, Da Wei ^a,d   Fu, Yue Guan ^e   Peng, Zheng Qiang ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Brood size; Conditional strategy; Male dimorphism; Non pollinating fig wasp

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 70449399215     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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