Variation in the effectiveness of abdominal shields of cassidine larvae against predators

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-198

  Müller, Caroline ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal shield; Cassida spp., defense; Faeces; Predator

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ASTERACEAE; AURICULARIA; CASSIDA; CASSIDA DENTICOLLIS; CASSIDA STIGMATICA; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOPERLA; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; FORFICULIDAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROPTERA; PYRALIDAE; TANACETUM; TANACETUM VULGARE;

EID: 0036313060     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2002.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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