The life history and morphology of the early stages of the yew gall midge taxomyia taxi (Inchbald) (diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1975, Pages 513-533

  Redeern, Margaret ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b 1 Chestnut Close ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006243927     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222937500770471     Document Type: Article

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