Biosystematics of the Cotesia flavipes species complex (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Morphometrics of selected allopatric populations

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Kimani Njogu, Susan W ^a   Overholt, William A ^a   Woolley, James ^b   Walker, Annette ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c An Institute of CAB International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA; COTESIA FLAVIPES; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030816128     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300036361     Document Type: Article

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