Heat production by adult Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) of different ages and densities

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-380

  Cofie Agblor, R ^a   Muir, W E ^a   Sinha, R N ^b   Fields, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Cryptolestes ferrugineus; Density; Heat production; Moisture content; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001766068     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(95)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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