Pre-dispersal seed predation by Bruchidius villosus (Coleoptera, Bruchidae) in Laburnum anagyroides (Fabaceae, Genisteae)

Community Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-22

  Szentesi, A ^a,b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bionomics; Body size; Bruchid; Golden rain; Hungary; Oviposition; Seed destruction; Seed size

Indexed keywords

HOST PLANT; INSECT; OVIPOSITION; PARASITISM; PREDATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

BRACONIDAE; BRUCHIDIUS VILLOSUS; BRUCHINAE; CHALCIDIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FABACEAE; GENISTEAE; LABURNUM; LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES;

EID: 33746359689     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.7.2006.1.2     Document Type: Article

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