Life history of the Onopordum capitulum weevil Larinus latus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 454-463

  Briese, D T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Larinus latus; Life history; Onopordum thistles; Stage specific mortality

Indexed keywords

LARINUS LATUS; ONOPORDUM SPP.;

EID: 0030041555     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00330008     Document Type: Article

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