Effect of diet on the fecundity of three carabid beetles

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-192

  Saska, Pavel ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amara; Egg production rate; Food requirements; Oviposition; Reproduction; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NICHE PARTITIONING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OMNIVORY; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED; SPECIALIZATION;

AMARA AENEA; AMARA FAMILIARIS; AMARA SIMILATA; CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA;

EID: 50849122952     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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