Mating success and spermatophore composition in western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1585-1594

  Murphy, Alexzandra F ^a   Krupke, Christian H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Female longevity; Head capsule width; Male investment; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ADAPTATION; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; CROP PEST; LONGEVITY; MAIZE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOMETRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; SPERMATOPHORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DIET; FEMALE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NITROGEN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOGONIA; ZEA MAYS;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855644686     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11137     Document Type: Article

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