Photoperiodism and life cycle plasticity of an aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), from central North America

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1035-1048

  Lamb, R J ^a   Mac Ray, P A ^b  

^a Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; MACROSIPHUM EUPHORBIAE; MATING SYSTEM; PHOTOPERIODICITY;

LIFE CYLE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHOTOPERIOD; POTATO APHID;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

APHIDIDAE; HOMOPTERA; MACROSIPHUM EUPHORBIAE;

EID: 0031419730     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent1291035-6     Document Type: Article

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