Potential investment tradeoff between offspring production and functional recovery promoted by larval cannibalism in Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: coccinellidae).

Peng-Xiang WuBaoxu MaHaoyong OuyangJing XuRunzhi Zhang

Published in: Pest management science (2018)

Leg-regenerated ladybugs caused by cannibalism may make an investment tradeoff between egg fecundity and functional recovery. Thus, larval cannibalism potentially improves the offspring production of the biological control agent in complex environments. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keyphrases

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