Trophic Position of the Endophytic Beetle, <I>Mordellistena aethiops</I> Smith (Coleoptera: Mordellidae)
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Trophic Position of the Endophytic Beetle, Mordellistena aethiops Smith (Coleoptera: Mordellidae)
Although many species of tumbling ßower beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) are common and abundant, little is known of their life histories. Larvae of most species seem to be phytophagous, and acts of predation are considered rare and accidental. In this study, we dissected host plants of the endophytic mordellid Mordellistena aethiops Smith and subjected plant and insect samples to stable isoto...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Entomology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0046-225X,0046-225X
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225x-33.2.291