Signal and Nutritional Effects of Mixed Diets on Reproduction of a Predatory Ladybird, <i>Cheilomenes propinqua</i>
It is known that food has a double impact on females of predatory ladybirds: qualitative signal effect (the onset of oogenesis) and quantitative nutritional effect (the increase in oogenesis intensity). We compared the patterns of these effects by feeding <i>Cheilomenes propinqua</i> fem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/7/587 |