Response of terrestrial isopods, armadillidium vulgare and porcellio laevis (isopoda: oniscidea) to the ant tetramorium caespitum: Morphology, behavior and reproductive success

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Castillo, Mary ellen ^a   Kight, Scott l ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armadillidium vulgare; Isopod; Porecellio laevis; Reproduction; Woodlouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; CRUSTACEA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO LAEVIS; TETRAMORIUM CAESPITUM;

EID: 29744453147     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2005.9652158     Document Type: Article

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