Behavioral responses of adult deathwatch beetles, Xestobium rufovillosum de Geer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), to light and dark

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Belmain, Steven R ^a,b   Simmonds, Monique S J ^c   Blaney, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anobiidae; Deathwatch beetle; Photo response behavior; Selection behavior; Xestobium rufovillosum

Indexed keywords

XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM;

EID: 0034043373     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007707407939     Document Type: Article

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