Cretaceous coleopteran larva fed on a female fructification of extinct gymnosperm

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-330

  Nishida, Harufumi ^a   Hayashi, Nodoka ^b  

^a International Budo University   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Cretaceous; Gymnosperm; Herbivory; Insect

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; GYMNOSPERMAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0030490540     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02344479     Document Type: Article

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