Larval aggregation and competition for food in experimental populations of Chrysomya putoria (Wied.) and Cochliomyia macellaria (F.) (Dipt., Calliphoridae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 485-489

  Dos Reis, S F ^a   Von Zuben, C J ^b   Godoy, W A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA PUTORIA; COCHLIOMYIA MACELLARIA; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032744370     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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