Insect predation and seasonal seedfall of the Japanese beech, Fagus crenata blume, in northern Japan

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-69

  Igarashi, Y ^a   Kamata, N ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; GELECHIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; VENUSIA;

EID: 0030906187     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1997.tb01372.x     Document Type: Article

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