Trophic egg provisioning in a passalid beetle (Coleoptera)
Trophic eggs, which are not viable and eaten by larvae, are produced by the passalid beetle Cylindrocaulus patalis. This is the first record of trophic eggs in subsocial Coleoptera. There are differences in the morphology of trophic and fertile eggs; the former are a paler colour and softer than the...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2008-02-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200801-0014_Trophic_egg_provisioning_in_a_passalid_beetle_Coleoptera.php |