Assessment of patch quality by ladybirds: Role of larval tracks

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Doumbia, M ^a   Hemptinne, J L ^a   Dixon, A F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Coccinellidae; Larval tracks; Oviposition deterring pheromone; Patch quality

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LARVAL TRACK; OVIPOSITION DETERRENCE; PATCH QUALITY; PHEROMONE; TWO-SPOT LADYBIRD;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; ADALIS DECEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0031886851     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050368     Document Type: Article

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