Avoidance of Scramble Competition Between Larvae of the Spotted Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris Duodecimpunctata L. (Chrysomelidae) by Discrimination Between Unoccupied and Occupied Asparagus Berries

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 136-143

  Van Alphen, J J M ^a   Boer, H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0009293115     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/002829680X00078     Document Type: Article

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