Mothers modify eggs into shields to protect offspring from parasitism

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1730, 2012, Pages 847-853

  Deas, Joseph B ^a   Hunter, Martha S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg stacking; Life history trade offs; Mimosestes amicus; Offspring defence; Offspring quality versus quantity; Seed beetles

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DECISION MAKING; EGG PRODUCTION; EGGSHELL; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; PARASITISM; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY; WASP;

ANIMALIA; BRUCHINAE; COLEOPTERA; MIMOSESTES AMICUS; USCANA SEMIFUMIPENNIS; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 84856296529     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1585     Document Type: Article

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