Oviposition of the dung beetle Aphodius ater in relation to the abundance of yellow dungfly larvae (Scatophaga stercoraria)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 352-357

  Hirschberger, Petra ^a   Degro, Helga Navina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egg laying behaviour; interspecific competition; resource utilization; Scarabaeoidea; Scatophagidae

Indexed keywords

SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; APHODIUS ATER; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SCARABAEIDAE; SCATOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

DUNG BEETLE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRITION; OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTION; YELLOW DUNGFLY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0030302707     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1996.t01-1-00008.x     Document Type: Article

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