Venom from Nasonia vitripennis alters water loss from the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-238

  Yoder, J A ^a,c   Theriot, G C ^a   Rivers, D B ^b  

^a Louisiana College   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

equilibrium humidity; Nasonia vitripennis; Sarcophaga bullata; wasp venom; water balance

Indexed keywords

GRANULINA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0029835490     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb02036.x     Document Type: Article

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