| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Authors: | P. Gonzalez-Vainer, Morelli E. |
| Journal: | The Coleopterists Bulletin |
| Volume: | 53 |
| Pagination: | 303-309 |
| Date Published: | Dec |
| Accession Number: | ISI:000084586300002 |
| Keywords: | Australia |
| Abstract: | The seasonal activity of Onthophagus hirculus Mannerheim in a natural prairie of Uruguay was studied using physiological age- grading techniques. This beetle is a bivoltine species, active from spring to autumn. At 22 degrees C the mean development time from egg to adult was 44 days. Females start laying 25-30 days after emergence. During their lifetime, females lay 4.3 +/- 1.25 eggs (n = 10), each in its respective brood mass. The lifespan of females under laboratory conditions is 74.3 +/- 10.28 days (n = 10). |
| URL: | <Go to ISI>://000084586300002 |
| Alternate Journal: | Coleopt. Bull. |