Maternal microinjection of the endoparasitoid Cardiochiles diaphaniae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 576-580

  Presnail, James K ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Cardiochiles diaphaniae; Maternal microinjection; Transformation; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; CARDIOCHILES; CARDIOCHILES DIAPHANIAE; HYMENOPTERA; PSEUDOMONAS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0006904874     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.4.576     Document Type: Article

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