The ant-associations and diet of the ladybird Coccinella magnifica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 565-569

  Sloggett, John J ^a,b   Völkl, Wolfgang ^b   Schulze, Werner ^c   Schulenburg, J Hinrich G V D ^a,d   Majerus, E N ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c Westfälische Wilhelms Univ ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphidophagy; Coccinella magnifica; Coccinella septempunctata; Formica rufa group; Geographic variation; Habitat preference; Myrmecophily

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MYRMECOPHILY;

(NORTHWEST); EUROPE;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA MAGNIFICA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036995844     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.075     Document Type: Article

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