Effect of starvation on the mating behavior of an aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Hippodamia variegata Goeze (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in laboratory conditions
Ecological conditions such as access to adequate and appropriate nutrition are one of the factors that affect animal behavior. Various insects try to avoid copulation and even decrease the duration of copulation under starvation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of starvation on the mating...
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| Language: | English |
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Entomological Society of Iran
2022-05-01
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| Series: | نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران |
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| Online Access: | https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_126663_85ff7b805e41d7dbccb72102cd7a49ff.pdf |