Laboratory-simulated naturally-decreasing day lengths, twilight and aphid photoperiodism

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Vaz Nunes, Marlies ^a   Young, Stephen ^a   Hardie, Jim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid; Aphis fabae; latitudes; Megoura viciae; natural photoperiod; photoperiodism

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS FABAE; MEGOURA VICIAE;

EID: 0030454584     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1996.tb00860.x     Document Type: Article

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