Analysis of natural colonies of a social aphid Colophina arma: Population dynamics, reproductive schedule, and survey for ecological correlates with soldier production

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-245

  Ijichi, Nobuyuki ^a,b   Shibao, Harunobu ^a,c   Miura, Toru ^b   Matsumoto, Tadao ^b   Fukatsu, Takema ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colophina arma; Population dynamics; Seasonal change; Social aphid; Soldier production

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARMA; ARTHROPODA; CLEMATIS; CLEMATIS STANS; COLOPHINA; ZELKOVA SERRATA;

EID: 25444530921     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.239     Document Type: Article

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