INFLUENCES OF HOST SIZE AND HOST QUALITY ON HOST USE IN A SEED-FEEDING BEETLE

INFLUENCES OF HOST SIZE AND HOST QUALITY ON HOST USE IN A SEED-FEEDING BEETLE

For insects that develop inside discrete hosts both host size and host quality constrain offspring growth, influencing the evolution of body size and life history traits. This dissertation examines the effects of host size, host quality, and intraspecific competition on life history and associated t...

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Main Author: Amarillo-Suárez, Angela Rocío
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2006
Subjects:
Local adaptation
host use
phenotypic plasticity
Stator limbatus
population variation
Agriculture
Entomology
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/352
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1355&context=gradschool_diss

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http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1355&context=gradschool_diss

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