Functional response of Rhynocoris marginatus fabricius (Heteroptera : Reduviidae) to Mylabris pustulata thunberg (Coleoptera : Meloidiae)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 85-89

  Ambrose, Dunston P ^a   Anto Claver, M ^a   Mariappan, P ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; Functional response; Handling time; Mylabris pustulata; Rhynocoris marginatus; Searching time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013400487     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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