Influence of intraspecific competition for food on the bodyweight of the adult aphidophagous ladybird, Coccinella transversalis

Aggregation of conspecific predators sharing a common prey, influences their bodyweights. We investigated the influence of intraspecific competition of adult ladybirds of Coccinella transversalis Fabricius on their bodyweight feeding on rusty plum aphid, Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas). Adult males a...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Pervez, Rupali Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2021-06-01
Series:European Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Online Access:https://ejes.cz/index.php/ejes/article/view/731