The evolution of larval competition and oviposition behaviour in the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) is a beetle belonging to the family Bruchidae. The beetle is a serious economic pest of stored legumes in the tropics and subtropics. C. maculatus has been chosen for this study because it shows contrasting larval competition and oviposition strategies. Competition ha...

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Main Author: Broadhurst, Lorraine Jacqueline
Published: University of Leicester 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674450