Subsocial Neotropical Doryphorini (Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae): new observations on behavior, host plants and systematics1
A summary of literature, documented observations and field studies finds evidence that mothers actively defend offspring in at least eight species and three genera of Neotropical Chrysomelinae associated with two host plant families. Reports on three Doryphora species reveal that all are oviparous a...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805320/ |