Sociality improves larval growth in the stag beetle Figulus binodulus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
The benefits for offspring of attendant adult were investigated in the stag beetle Figulus binodulus. The initial growth rate of third-instar larva was significantly higher when the larvae were in a nest with adults compared to those in a nest without adults. The difference in growth rate is reflect...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2009-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200903-0009_Sociality_improves_larval_growth_in_the_stag_beetle_Figulus_binodulus_Coleoptera_Lucanidae.php |