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