Do males and females of the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata (L.), Differ in when they mature sexually?

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 411-419

  Hemptinne, J L ^a   Dixon, A F G ^b   Adam, B ^c  

^a Université de Toulouse III Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Horpi Systems   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Coccinellidae; Protandry; Protogny; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034970027     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011131615226     Document Type: Article

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