Larval sociality in three species of central-place foraging lappet moths (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): A comparative survey

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-222

  Ruf, Claudia ^a   Freese, Anja ^b   Fiedler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b Buro Okologische Forschung/Planung G   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Caterpillars; Eriogaster catax; Eriogaster lanestris; Life history; Malacosoma neustria; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFE HISTORY; MOTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ERIOGASTER CATAX; ERIOGASTER LANESTRIS; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA; MALACOSOMA NEUSTRIA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SPINOSA;

EID: 0942280546     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0044-5231-00099     Document Type: Article

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