Mode of action studies of the acaricidal agent, epingaione

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 231-236

  Williams, Lawrence A D ^a   Gardner, Michael T ^a   Singh, Paul D A ^a   The, Tim L ^a   Fletcher, Cyril K ^a   Caled williams, Lisa ^a   Kraus, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bontia daphnoides; Boophilus microplus; Epingaione; Growth regulation; Hatching; Oviposition; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031056249     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672581     Document Type: Article

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