Effect of parental ageing on offspring developmental and survival attributes in an aphidophagous ladybird, cheilomenes sexmaculata

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 500-504

  Singh, K ^a   Omkar, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Cheilomenes sexmaculata; Ladybird beetle; Offspring attributes; Parental ageing

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; EMERGENCE; LONGEVITY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

CHEILOMENES SEXMACULATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 67749148229     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01356.x     Document Type: Article

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