Estimating the Reproductive Properties of the Sweet Potato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Brentidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-367

  Sugimoto, Tuyosi ^a   Sakuratani, Yasuyuki ^a   Fukui, Hideya ^b   Kiritani, Keiji ^c,d   Okada, Toshitsugu ^c,e  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASIA AIR SURVEY CO LTD   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d Hokkaido Natl Agric Exp Station ^*  (Japan)

^e NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mating frequency; Polyandry; Reproductive period; Sweet potato weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030506978     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.31.357     Document Type: Article

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