Survivorship of Australian Othreis fullonia on Erythrina variegata: Hypotheses for development of host-plant biotypes in the Pacific

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-148

  Sands, D P A ^a   Chan, R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fabaceae; fruit piercing moths; Lepidoptera; Menispermaceae; Noctuidae; Pacific biotypes

Indexed keywords

ERYTHRINA VARIEGATA; OTHREIS FULLONIA;

EID: 0029839381     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb00905.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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