Infanticidal behavior in the subsocial beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Passalidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-536

  King, Andrew ^a,b   Fashing, Norman ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Infanticide; Odontotaenius; Passalidae; Take over

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ODONTOTAENIUS; ODONTOTAENIUS DISJUNCTUS; PASSALIDAE;

EID: 35148889173     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-007-9094-z     Document Type: Article

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