Neither mating rate nor spermatophore feeding influences longevity in a ladybird beetle

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 504-511

  Perry, Jennifer C ^a   Rowe, Locke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LONGEVITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; NUPTIAL GIFT; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOPHORE;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 41949093282     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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