Utilization of emergent plants as an aestivation habitat by the Trapa-feeding leaf beetle (Galerucella nipponensis) in Lake Inba, Japan
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DOI: 10.1007/s10201-018-0545-3
Abstract: Water chestnuts (Trapa spp.) dominate many shallow eutrophic lakes, and impact aquatic fauna. Use of Trapa beds by animals may vary with the growth stage of Trapa, but little is known regarding when and how… read more here.
Keywords: nipponensis; beetle galerucella; galerucella nipponensis; trapa feeding ... See more keywords
Repeated mating with the same male increases female longevity and fecundity in a polyandrous leaf beetle Galerucella birmanica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
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DOI: 10.1111/phen.12233
Abstract: Female multiple mating (polyandry) is widespread across Insecta, even if mating can be costly to females. To explain the evolution and maintenance of polyandry, several hypotheses, mainly focusing on the material (direct) and/or the genetic… read more here.
Keywords: longevity; polyandrous leaf; beetle galerucella; birmanica ... See more keywords