Consequences of adult size for survival and reproductive performance in a herbivorous ladybird beetle

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-55

  Ohgushi, Takayuki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Epilachna niponica; Food deterioration; Herbivorous insect; Reproductive performance; Size variation; Size dependent survival

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD DETERIORATION; LADYBIRD; SURVIVAL;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EPILACHNA NIPONICA;

EID: 0029666914     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb00265.x     Document Type: Article

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