Diel host-seeking activity of Chrysops celatus (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Northwest Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 520-525

  Cilek, J E ^a   Schreiber, E T ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Behavior; Chrysopinae; Population ecology

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPS CELATUS; DIPTERA; TABANIDAE;

EID: 0030498468     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496064     Document Type: Article

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