Preference for feeding on honey solution and its effect on survival, development, and fecundity of Ebrechtella tricuspidata

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Wu, Lingbing ^a   Yun, Yueli ^a   Li, Jianyong ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Zhang, Huihui ^a   Peng, Yu ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Araneae; Crab spider; Development time; Egg production; Extrafloral nectaries; Floral nectaries; Instar; Nectar feeding; Nectarivory; Pre oviposition period; Thomisidae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; HONEY; INGESTION RATE; NECTAR; NECTARY; OVIPOSITION; SPIDER; SURVIVAL;

ANYPHAENIDAE; ARANEAE; CORINNIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MITURGIDAE; SALTICIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 79958865894     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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