Rhythmicity in life history traits of Parthenium beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-200

  Omkar, ^a   Pandey, Pooja ^a   Rastogi, Shruti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Diel rhythm; Hatching; Mating; Moulting; Oviposition; Pupation; Rhythmicity; Zygogramma bicolorata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EGG DEVELOPMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; PUPATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLEOPTERA; EGG LAYING; HATCHING; INCIDENCE; LIFE HISTORY; MATING; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PUPATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PARTHENIUM; ZYGOGRAMMA BICOLORATA;

EID: 67651235492     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701874909     Document Type: Article

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