Temperature-dependent parental investment in the giant waterbug Belostoma flumineum (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 340-342

  Kight, S L ^a   Batino, M ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Belostoma; Belostomatidae; Investment; Parental; Waterbug

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BELOSTOMA; BELOSTOMA FLUMINEUM; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0034537241     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0340:TDPIIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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