Flight activity of prostephanus truncatus (horn) (coleoptera: bostrichidae) in relation to population density, resource quality, age, and sex

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 339-351

  Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bostrichidae; Coleoptera; Flight; Larger grain borer; Prostephanus truncatus; Stored product insect

Indexed keywords

PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0030060644     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213876     Document Type: Article

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