Variation in weight of Aleochara bilineata (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in relation to host size and reproduction

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-265

  Langlet, X ^a   Boivin, G ^b   Brunel, E ^a   Nenon J P ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; DIMORPHISM; GROWTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; WEIGHT;

GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ALEOCHARA BILINEATA; COLEOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0031847881     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent130257-3     Document Type: Article

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