Predation drives stable coexistence ratios between red and green pea aphid morphs

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 545-552

  Balog, A ^a,b   Schmitz, O J ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Colour polymorphism; Field frequency; Pea

Indexed keywords

APHID; COEXISTENCE; COLOR MORPH; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FIELD SURVEY; FITNESS; HOST PLANT; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOCULTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL ENEMY; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TOLERANCE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; COLOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HERBIVORY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OOCYTE; PEA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEETLES; COLOR; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; HERBIVORY; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVUM; PEAS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84873736044     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12070     Document Type: Article

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