Is parental care behavior in Belostoma species an evolutionary cause for their common sexual size dimorphism pattern?

Entomological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-161

  Iglesias, Mónica Sandra ^a   Crespo, Francisco Antonio ^b   Valverde, Alejandra del Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Belostomatidae; Giant water bugs; Heteroptera; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

BELOSTOMA; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; LETHOCERUS; LETHOCERUS ANNULIPES;

EID: 84859209447     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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