Variation in the pteridine content in the heads of tsetse flies (diptera: glossinidae: Glossina wiedemann): Evidence for genetic control

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 621-626

  McIntyre, G S ^a   Gooding, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0004667757     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-071     Document Type: Article

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