Diel rhythmicity of certain life events of a ladybird, Propylea dissecta (mulsant)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 269-276

  Mishra, Geetanjali ^a   Omkar, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Diel rhythms; Eclosion; Hatching; Ladybird; Mating; Moulting; Oviposition; Pupation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HATCHING; MALE; MATING; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PUPATION;

PROPYLEA; PROPYLEA DISSECTA;

EID: 17144431771     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010400012132     Document Type: Article

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