Weed seed choice by carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Linking field measurements with laboratory diet assessments

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 615-620

  Petit, Sandrine ^a   Boursault, Aline ^a   Bohan, David A ^a  

^a UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Biological regulation; Capsella bursa pastoris; Carabidae; Coleoptera; Granivory; Selective feeding; Viola arvensis

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; BEETLE; DIET; GRANIVORY; PREY PREFERENCE; SEED PREDATION; WEED;

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PSEUDOOPHONUS RUFIPES; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; VIOLA ARVENSIS;

EID: 84919662560     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2014.086     Document Type: Article

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