Maternal effects on offspring size in a natural population of the viviparous tsetse fly

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 618-626

  English, Sinead ^a   Cowen, Honor ^a   Garnett, Emma ^a   Hargrove, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ageing; Diptera; life history; maternal investment; state dependent; terminal investment; viviparity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FIELD METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL EFFECT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; TSETSE FLY; VIVIPARITY;

DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS);

EID: 84985993989     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/een.12333     Document Type: Article

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