Presence of the water lily, Trapa natans L., increases fitness of the water strider, Gerris nepalensis

Exposure of the waterstrider, Gerris nepalensis, to leaves of the water lily, Trapa natans, during either the larval or adult stage increases the proportion of reproductive females (60.0%) and increases the number of eggs laid by G. nepalensis (25.1 ± 8.1) compared with leaves of another floating pl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiological entomology 2008-09, Vol.33 (3), p.181-187
Hauptverfasser:	HARADA, TETSUO, YAMASHITA, JUN, MIYASHITA, TOMOKAZU
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chrysomelidae embryogenesis Embryonic development fecundity Freshwater Galerucella nipponensis Gerris nepalensis larval growth Symbiosis Trapa natans
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