Sexual and cleaning behavior and related morphology in the genus Cerocoma (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-278

  Turco, Federica ^a   Di Giulio, Andrea ^a   Bologna, Marco A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerocoma; Cleaning; Meloidae; Related morphology; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; MELOIDAE;

EID: 0038347445     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023971919814     Document Type: Article

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