Parental care trade-offs and life-history relationships in insects

American Naturalist

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-226

  Gilbert, James D J ^a,b   Manica, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Density dependence; Information theory; Parental investment; Phylogenetic comparative method; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECTOTHERMY; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEX ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECTS; MALE; OVUM; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955613141     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653661     Document Type: Article

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