Evolutionary significance of promiscuity in an aphidophagous ladybird, Propylea dissecta (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 527-533

  Omkar, ^a   Mishra, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Evolution; Ladybirds; Promiscuity; Propylea dissecta

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEMPERATURE;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PROPYLEA DISSECTA;

EID: 29844457445     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2005386     Document Type: Article

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