Development of colour in an aposematic ladybird beetle: The role of environmental conditions

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 651-662

  Grill, Christopher P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Chemical defence; Colouration; Food quality; Harmonia axyridis; Reflex bleeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008243835     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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