Negative relationship between ambient temperature and death-feigning intensity in adult Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-88

  Miyatake, Takahisa ^a   Okada, Kensuke ^a   Harano, Tomohiro ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Bean beetle; Playing dead; Thanatosis; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38949149331     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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