Ovipositional rhythmicity in ladybirds (Coleoptera: coccinellidae): A laboratory study

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 277-287

  Omkar, ^a   Mishra, Geetanjali ^a   Srivastava, Shefali ^a   Gupta, Avanish K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Coccinella septempunctata; Coccinella transversalis; Coccinellidae; Complete ovipositional rhythm; Diel ovipositional rhythm; Propylea dissecta

Indexed keywords

OVIPOSITION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLA TRANSVERSALIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FABRICIUS; PROPYLEA; PROPYLEA DISSECTA;

EID: 17144427292     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010400003487     Document Type: Article

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