Larval and adult seed consumption affected by the degree of food specialization in Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 659-666

  Klimes P ^a,b   Saska, P ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding habits; Ground beetles; Larvae; Seed predation; Weed seeds

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COEXISTENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERB; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SEED; SEED PREDATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEED;

AMARA AENEA; AMARA FAMILIARIS; AMARA SIMILATA; CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 77955348264     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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