Larval case-making behavior of a pestiferous chironomid, Glyptotendipes paripes (diptera: chironomidae), with sand grains of different sizes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-291

  Xue, Rui De ^a,b   Ali, Arshad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHIRONOMIDAE; LARVA;

EID: 0031217889     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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