The reproductive behaviour of an aphidophagous ladybeetle, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 465-470

  Omkar, ^a   Srivastava, Shefali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Coccinella septempunctata; Coccinellids; Courtship and mating; Mate recognition; Mating duration; Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CUE; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0036994921     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.060     Document Type: Article

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