Role of granivory and insectivory in the life cycle of the carabid beetle Amara similata

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-15

  Jørgensen, Helene Bracht ^a   Toft, Søren ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amara similata; Carabidae; diet value; fecundity; insect diet; larval survival; seed diet

Indexed keywords

AMARA; AMARA SIMILATA; APHIDIDAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

DIET; FECUNDITY; GRANIVORY; INSECTIVORY; LARVAL SURVIVAL; LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 0030618432     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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