The Effect of Female Condition on Maternal Care in the European Earwig

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 450-459

  Wong, Janine W Y ^a   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BODY CONDITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACULTATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD PROVISIONING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MATERNAL CARE; MOBILITY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RELATEDNESS;

AURICULARIA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA A;

EID: 84859749485     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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