The effect of a seasonal time constraint on development time, body size, condition, and morph determination in the horned beetle Allomyrina dichotoma L. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 692-699

  Plaistow, S J ^a   Tsuchida, K ^b   Tsubaki, Y ^c   Setsuda, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d Gifu Prefectural Museum   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allomyrina dichotoma; Development rate; Fat reserves; Horned beetle; Polyphenism; Seasonality; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEETLE; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FAT RESERVE; HORN; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOTYPE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ALLOMYRINA DICHOTOMA; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33845637982     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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