Larval competition reduces body condition in the female seed beetle, callosobruchus maculatus

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schade, Daynika J ^a   Vamosi, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

body components; Bruchinae; development; scaled body mass index

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LARVA;

EID: 84865741283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.3501     Document Type: Article

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