A monoclonal antibody to the shield beetle Cassida rubiginosa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae): A tool for predator gut analysis

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-309

  Bacher, S ^a   Schenk, D ^a   Imboden, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cassida rubiginosa; Cirsium arvense; ELISA; Monoclonal antibody; Nabis mirmicoides; Predator gut content analysis; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CASSIDA; CASSIDA RUBIGINOSA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; NABIDAE; NABIS; NABIS MIRMICOIDES;

EID: 0032718568     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0761     Document Type: Article

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