A comparison of size, sex ratio, and dispersal in three coccinellids

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-145

  Elliott, N C ^c   Kieckhefer, R W ^a,c   French, B W ^c   Lee, J H ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; HIPPODAMIA PARENTHESIS; HIPPODAMIA TREDECIMPUNCTATA;

EID: 0031858716     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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