Mandibular allometry and male dimorphism in a group of obligately mycophagous beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 451-459

  Hanley, Rodney S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal hosts; Mandibles; Mycophagy

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEETLE; DIMORPHISM;

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; OXYPORINAE; OXYPORUS; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0034956761     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2000.0490     Document Type: Article

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