Maternal care in the burrower bug Adomerus triguttulus: Defensive behavior

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-316

  Nakahira, Taichi ^a   Kudo, Shin Ichi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARUTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adomerus triguttulus; Burrower bug; Defense; Maternal care

Indexed keywords

ADOMERUS TRIGUTTULUS; CYDNIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; LAMIUM; MENTHA;

EID: 44649175700     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9129-0     Document Type: Article

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