A role for sexual conflict in the evolution of reproductive traits in Nasonia wasps?

Animal Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-434

  Geuverink, Elzemiek ^a,b   Gerritsma, Sylvia ^a   Pannebakker, Bart A ^a   Beukeboom, Leo W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Haplodiploidy; Interspecific mating; Male female competition; Multiple mating; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; CONSPECIFIC; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FECUNDITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WASP;

NASONIA;

EID: 72449134885     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075509X12499949744261     Document Type: Article

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