One clutch or two clutches? Fitness correlates of coexisting alternative female life-histories in the European earwig

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-682

  Meunier, Joël ^a   Wong, Janine W Y ^a   Gómez, Yamenah ^a   Kuttler, Sabine ^a   Röllin, Lilian ^a   Stucki, Dimitri ^a   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Coexistence; Forficula auricularia; Iteroparity; Parental care; Semelparity

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COEXISTENCE; FITNESS; INCOMPATIBILITY; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEMELPARITY; TRADE-OFF;

ARTHROPODA; AURICULARIA; DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA;

EID: 84859582755     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9510-x     Document Type: Article

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