Clutch size and reproductive success in a female polymorphic insect

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1239-1253

  Bots, Jessica ^a   van Dongen, Stefan ^a   de Bruyn, Luc ^a,b   van Houtte, Natalie ^a   van Gossum, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Female polymorphism; Life history; Odonates; Selection

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; DAMSELFLY; FECUNDITY; FEMALE; LIFE HISTORY; PARENTAL CARE; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77955773099     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9362-9     Document Type: Article

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