Seasonal Fluctuations and Phenology of Prosapia Spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in Upland Pastures of Costa Rica

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 372-386

  Peck, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Population dynamics; Prosapia nr bicincta; Prosapia simulans

Indexed keywords

CERCOPIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; PROSAPIA; PROSAPIA SIMULANS;

EID: 0001231286     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.3.372     Document Type: Article

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