Temporal stability of morph frequency in central European populations of Adalia bipunctata and A. decempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 437-442

  Honěk, Alois ^a   Martinková, Zdeňka ^a   Pekár, Stano ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Adalia decempunctata; Adaptation; Climate change; Coccinellidae; Evolution; Melanism; Polymorphism; Temporal trends; Thermoregulation; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; THERMOREGULATION;

ADALIA; ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; ADALIA DECEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 24044453283     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.062     Document Type: Article

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