Intraguild predation among ladybeetles and a green lacewing: Do the larval spines of Curinus coeruleus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) serve a defensive function?

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 499-505

  Michaud, J P ^a,b   Grant, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LARVA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CANNIBALISM; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; MANDIBLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CANNIBALISM; INSECTS; LARVA; MANDIBLE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CHILOCORINAE; CHRYSOPERLA; CHRYSOPERLA RUFILABRIS; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COCCINELLINAE; COLEOPTERA; CURINUS COERULEUS; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; INSECTA; NEUROPTERA; OLLA V-NIGRUM;

EID: 0346336771     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003269     Document Type: Article

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