Egg composition and reproductive investment in aphidophagous ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae: Coccinellini): Egg development and interspecific variation

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-208

  Sloggett, John J ^a,b   Lorenz, Matthias W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aphid density; Coccinellidae; Egg composition; Embryogenesis; Reproductive allocation; Specialization; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIPID; NEONATE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; ADALIA DECEMPUNCTATA; ANISOSTICTA NOVEMDECIMPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COCCINELLINI; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 50849117458     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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