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Genetics of Chelymorpha cribraria, Cassidinae: colour patterns and their ecological meanings

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Biology of Chrysomelidae

Part of the book series: Series Entomologica ((SENT,volume 42))

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The Cassidinae are a chrysomelid subfamily with unique morphological, biological and ecological characteristics. The tortoise beetles have been poorly studied, and the majority of published papers concern systematic and natural history (see Buzzi 1988).

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Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (1988). Genetics of Chelymorpha cribraria, Cassidinae: colour patterns and their ecological meanings. In: Jolivet, P., Petitpierre, E., Hsiao, T.H. (eds) Biology of Chrysomelidae. Series Entomologica, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3105-3_13

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