Developmental biology and phenology of a Korean native dung beetle, Copris ochus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 522-533

  Bang, H S ^a   Kwon, O S ^a   Hwang, S J ^a   Mah, Y I ^a   Watdhaugh, Keith Grant ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BROOD REARING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIAPAUSE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE CYCLE; MATERNAL CARE; NATIVE SPECIES; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; PUPATION;

ASIA; CHEJU [CHEJU (PRV/ISL)]; CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

COLEOPTERA; COPRIS OCHUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33746496119     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1649/662     Document Type: Review

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