Modelling ecosystems in ventilated conical bottomed farm grain silos

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 255-286

  Thorpe, G R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conical; Ecosystem; Farm; Grain; Model; Rhyzopertha dominica; Silo; Sitophilus oryzae; Sitophilus zeamais

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SILO; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS;

EID: 0030942246     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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