| different oviposition behaviour in chrysomelid beetles: characterisation of the interface between oviposition secretion and the plant surface. | the behavioural sequence of the oviposition process can be quite distinct in herbivorous leaf beetles: eggs are either connected to the plant surface or laid into mesophyll tissue. females of two beetle species were recorded with a digital camera in order to analyse their oviposition behaviour. the morphology of the plant-egg-interface was investigated in three species by histological studies and scanning electron microscopy. the lily leaf beetle, lilioceris lilii, oviposits directly on the plan ... | 2006 | 18089069 |