Adaptive significance of sibling egg cannibalism in coccinellidae: Comparative evidence from three species

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 710-719

  Michaud, J P ^a   Grant, A K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Cycloneda sanguinea; Egg clusters; Harmonia axyridis; Olla v nigrum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANNIBALISM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG PREDATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYCLONEDA SANGUINEA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; OLLA V-NIGRUM;

EID: 4344688522     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0710:ASOSEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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