Quantifying the benefits and costs of parental care in assassin bugs

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-651

  Gilbert, James D J ^a   Thomas, Lisa K ^a   Manica, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assassin bugs; Female choice; Parental care; Promiscuity cost; Rhinocoris

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; CONSPECIFIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EGG PREDATION; EUSOCIALITY; INSECT; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; REDUVIIDAE; RHYNOCORIS CARMELITA; RHYNOCORIS TRISTIS;

EID: 77956410291     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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