The influence of genes for melanism on the activity of the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 683-688

  Verhoog, Michelle D ^a   Breuker, Casper J ^a   Brakefield, Paul M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; GENETIC VARIATION; MELANISM; MOTH;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; EPHESTIA; EPHESTIA KUEHNIELLA; INSECTA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0032169785     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0801     Document Type: Article

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