Activity of flour beetles (Tribolium confusum) in the presence of feces from rats infected with rat tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1472-1479

  Shostak, Allen W ^a   Smyth, Kerri A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

CESTODA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 0032464310     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-081     Document Type: Article

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