Social influences on nymphal development in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-130

  Holbrook, Glenn L ^a   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beetle cockroach; Cockroach; Diploptera punctata; Group effect; Growth rate; Isolation; Life history; Nymphal development

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; GREGARIOUSNESS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLITARINESS;

BLABERIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; DIPLOPTERA PUNCTATA;

EID: 0031803696     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.1998.232077.x     Document Type: Article

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