Maternal care in Gargaphia decoris (Heteroptera, Tingidae), with comments on this behavior within the genus and family
Maternal care in Gargaphia decoris is described for the first time. A video is presented as supplementary material. The knowledge on such trait within Tingidae is summarized. The behavior within the family is discussed, and the potential as a source of phylogenetic characters for further analyses is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2015-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000200104&lng=en&tlng=en |