Habitat preferences and diet in the predatory coccinellidae (Coleoptera): An evolutionary perspective

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-88

  Sloggett, John J ^a   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphidophagy; Coccidophagy; Enemy free space; Exploitation competition; Feeding preference; Habitat shift; Migration; Prey scarcity; Specialization; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DIET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033850326     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0380     Document Type: Article

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