Effects of ingestion of dung containing ivermectin on aspects of behaviour in the fly Neomyia cornicina

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-58

  Gover, Jane ^a,b   Strong, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dung; Fly; Ivermectin; Neomyia cornicina

Indexed keywords

DUNG FLY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOUR;

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; NEOMYIA CORNICINA;

EID: 0030449791     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1996.tb00834.x     Document Type: Article

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