Influences of Relatedness, Food Deprivation, and Sex on Adult Behaviors in the Group-living Insect Forficula auricularia

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 923-932

  Weiß, Charlotte ^a   Kramer, Jos ^a   Holländer, Kai ^a   Meunier, Joël ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Evolution; Insect; Sex specific behaviors; Social life

Indexed keywords

AURICULARIA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84904721943     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12261     Document Type: Article

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