Effect of Soil Moisture on Oviposition by Childers Canegrub, Antitrogus parvulus Britton (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-178

  Logan, D P ^a  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITROGUS PARVULUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0013026508     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01451.x     Document Type: Article

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