Trophic egg provisioning in a passalid beetle (Coleoptera)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-104

  Ento, Kyoko ^a,c   Araya, Kunio ^a   Kudo, Shin Ich ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARUTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Cylindrocaulus patalis; Parental care; Passalidae; Subsocial; Trophic egg

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; EGG; GROWTH; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; PARENTAL CARE; SURVIVAL;

COLEOPTERA; CYLINDROCAULUS PATALIS; PASSALIDAE;

EID: 45749083391     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.014     Document Type: Article

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