Crop colonisation, feeding, and reproduction by the predatory beetle, Hippodamia convergens, as indicated by stable carbon isotope analysis

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-233

  Prasifka, Jarrad R ^a,b   Heinz, Kevin M ^a   Winemiller, Kirk O ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Coccinellidae; Cotton; Lady beetle; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLONIZATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS; APHIS GOSSYPII; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; HIPPODAMIA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; INSECTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 1942534006     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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