The influence of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), particularly tramp species, on the proliferation of a maize pest

Sociobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-93

  Dejean, A ^a   Ngnegueu, P R ^b   Durand, J L ^a   Bourgoin, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Delphacidae; Formicidae; Fulgoromorpha; Peregrinus maidis; Trophobiosis; Zea mais

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031490106     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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