Oviposition site selection and oviposition stimulation by conspecifics in the golden egg bug (Phyllomorpha laciniata): Implications for female fitness

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 385-392

  García González, Francisco ^a   Gomendio, Montserrat ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female reproductive success; Ovarian dynamics; Oviposition; Phyllomorpha laciniata; Site selection

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION;

CAMISSONIA OVATA; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; PHYLLOMORPHA LACINIATA;

EID: 17144474521     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0591-6     Document Type: Article

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