Multiple alleles encoding a virus-like particle protein in the ichneumonid endoparasitoid Venturia canescens

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-249

  Hellers, M ^a   Beck, M ^a   Theopold, U ^a   Kamel, M ^a   Schmidt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

genetic variation; Insect parasitoid; phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase; virus like particle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALYX; DNA VIRUSES; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INSECTA; VENTURIA CANESCENS; VERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030294691     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00098.x     Document Type: Article

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