Aestivo-hibernation of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in a mountainous area in southern Turkey: Is dormancy at high altitudes adaptive?
Each year huge numbers of adults of Coccinella septempunctata occupy aestivo-hibernation sites on Uludaz Hill, Çimen Mountain in the Kahramanmaraş Province of Turkey. In 2008 and 2009 we investigated the phenology, population dynamics, mortality and natural enemies of C. septempunctata arriving on U...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2015-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201501-0006_Aestivo-hibernation_of_Coccinella_septempunctata_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_a_mountainous_area_in_southern.php |