Gregarious behaviour in Cretaceous earwig nymphs (Insecta, Dermaptera) from southwestern France

Geodiversitas

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-135

  Engel, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Albian; Behaviour; Cretaceous; Dermaptera; Earwig; Fossil; Insecta; Maternal care; Neodermaptera; Nymphs; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

DERMAPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 67649217099     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/g2009n1a11     Document Type: Article

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