Sterol limitation in a pollen-fed omnivorous lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Pilorget, Lucia ^a   Buckner, James ^b   Lundgren, Jonathan G ^c  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleomegilla maculata; Maize; Nutrition; Omnivory; Pollen; Predator

Indexed keywords

STEROL;

BEETLE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; MAIZE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OMNIVORY; POLLEN; PREDATOR; SEX RATIO; STEROL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; OVIPARITY; POLLEN;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPARITY; POLLEN; STEROLS; ZEA MAYS;

ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 71249133999     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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