Life History and Development

Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 54-109

  Nedvěd, Oldrich ^a   Honěk, Alois ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Colouration and thermal melanism.; Egg, larval morphology.; Fecundity, longevity.; LDT and SET relationship.; Life history and development.; Mating, frequency and duration.; Oviposition.; Prepupal stage, pupal morphology.; Pupal defence.; Thermal window, and rate isomorphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875850617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118223208.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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