Mating behavior of Dicladispa armigera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-141

  Deka, Mridul ^a   Hazarika, Lakshmi K ^a  

^a ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Daily pattern; Dicladispa armigera; Mating behavior

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DICLADISPA ARMIGERA;

EID: 0004529694     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.1.137     Document Type: Article

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