Wax covers in larvae of two Scymnus species: Do they enhance coccinellid larval survival?

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 498-503

  Völkl, Wolfgang ^a   Vohland, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant predation; Cannibalism; Coccinellidae; Field distribution; Protective waxes

Indexed keywords

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EXOCHOMUS; FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICIDAE; HARMONIA QUADRIPUNCTATA; LASIUS NIGER; PLATYNUS; PLATYNUS DORSALIS;

EID: 0029839613     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333941     Document Type: Article

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