Seasonal phenology and developmental biology of Amorbus obscuricornis (Westwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou) (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-63

  Steinbauer, M J ^a,b  

^a Co Oper Res Ctr Temperate H ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORBUS OBSCURICORNIS; GELONUS TASMANICUS; COREIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; HETEROPTERA; MYRTACEAE;

DEVELOPMENT; SEASONAL PHENOLOGY; TEMPERATURE PREFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0030616952     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO96003     Document Type: Article

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