Fitness consequences of sibling egg cannibalism by neonates of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 329-338

  Collie, Karyn ^a   Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Baker, Mitchell B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Colorado potato beetle; Fitness benefit; Inclusive fitness; Kin selection; Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANNIBALISM; DIET; FECUNDITY; FOLIAGE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; KIN SELECTION; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; NEONATE; POTATO; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIBLING;

LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84873081146     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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