Cannibalizing Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) larvae use endogenous cues to avoid eating relatives

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 792-797

  Joseph, S B ^a   Snyder, W E ^a   Moore, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Environmental cues; Genetic cues; Kin discrimination; Ladybird beetle

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANNIBALISM; ENDOGENOUS CUE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; KIN RECOGNITION;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 0033062029     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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