Maternal food regurgitation to nymphs in earwigs (Forficula auricularia)

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 844-850

  Staerkle, Michael ^a   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOOD PROVISIONING; INSECT; MATERNAL CARE; STOMACH CONTENT;

DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 49349117536     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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