Diurnal activity patterns in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 385-392

  GILBERT, FRANCIS S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activity patterns; body size; diurnal periodicity; Syrphidae; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

MELANOSTOMA SCALARE; METASYRPHUS COROLLAE;

EID: 0022220697     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1985.tb00736.x     Document Type: Article

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