Effect of age on reproductive attributes of an aphidophagous ladybird, Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Insect Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Omkar, ^a   Singh, Satyendra K ^a   Singh, Kalpana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Cheilomenes sexmaculata; Egg viability; Fecundity; Ladybird; Longevity; Protogyny; Reproduction; Reproductive rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860749689     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2006.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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