Water loss of male and female Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) maintained under dry conditions

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 491-494

  Renault, David ^a   Coray, Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Body water; Coleoptera; Desiccation resistance; Sex; Survival; Tenebrionidae; Water loss rate

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; DESICCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ALPHITOBIUS; ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 5644238481     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.069     Document Type: Article

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