Factors terminating ovarian arrest in long-winged females of a flightless bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Socha, Radomír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Macropterous females; Ovarian arrest; Ovarian growth; Pre oviposition period; Pyrrhocoridae; Pyrrhocoris apterus

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FASTING; FOOD INTAKE; INSECT; JUVENILE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; STARVATION;

HETEROPTERA; PYRRHOCORIDAE; PYRRHOCORIS APTERUS;

EID: 33846057495     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.003     Document Type: Article

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