Effects of search experience in a resource-heterogeneous environment on the oviposition decisions of the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-293

  Yang, Rou Ling ^a   Fushing, Hsieh ^b   Horng, Shwu Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Egg dispersion; Host size discrimination; Oviposition behaviour; Resource heterogeneity; Search experience

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EGG; HETEROGENEITY; HOST PREFERENCE; OVIPOSITION; SEED SIZE; SPAWNING GROUND;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 33746267213     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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