Influence of chorion ingestion on the performance of Ascia monuste and its association with cannibalism

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 557-561

  Barros Bellanda, Helen C H ^a   Zucoloto, Fernando S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascia monuste; Cannibalism; Chorion ingestion; Feeding behaviour; Pieridae

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CATERPILLAR; EGG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 0035656591     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2001.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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