Searching and reproductive behaviour of female aphidophagous ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): a review

In searching both for food to produce eggs and for suitable oviposition sites, females of aphidophagous ladybirds must be adapted to exploit prey that vary greatly in their occurrence and abundance over both space and time. A simple model of ladybird searching and oviposition behaviour emerged in th...

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Main Author: Edward W. EVANS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2003-03-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200301-0001_Searching_and_reproductive_behaviour_of_female_aphidophagous_ladybirds_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_a_review.php