Sympatric coexistence of sibling species Harmonia yedoensis and H. axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the roles of maternal investment through egg and sibling cannibalism

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-454

  Osawa, Naoya ^a   Ohashi, Kazunori ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Coexistence; Harmonia axyridis; Harmonia yedoensis; Sibling cannibalism; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COEXISTENCE; EGG SIZE; HATCHING; OVIPOSITION; PREY CAPTURE; SYMPATRY;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA (BEETLE); HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 66849141239     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.057     Document Type: Article

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