Age-based mate choice improves reproductive performance and offspring attributes in parthenium beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-301

  Pandey, Pooja ^a   Omkar, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BEETLE; ENTOMOLOGY; FECUNDITY; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

EID: 84877775589     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/tce.2012.98     Document Type: Article

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