Adaptations of Coccinella magnifica, a myrmecophilous coccinellid to aggression by wood ants (Formica rufa group). II. Larval behaviour, and ladybird oviposition location

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-344

  Sloggett, John J ^a   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ant tended aphids; Coccinella magnifica; Coccinella septempunctata; Formica rufa; Myrmecophily; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANT; APHID; BEETLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MYRMECOPHILY; OVIPOSITION; PREY SELECTION;

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

EID: 0141819233     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.054     Document Type: Article

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