Prey-and density-mediated dispersal in Carcinops pumilio (Coleoptera: Histeridae), a predator of house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) eggs and larvae

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 929-932

  Kaufman, P E ^a   Long, S J ^a   Rutz, D A ^a   Glenister, C S ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b IPM Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinops pumilio; Dispersal; House fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HOUSE FLY; LARVA; MITE; OOCYTE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DEMOGRAPHY; HOUSEFLIES; LARVA; MITES; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034320689     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.929     Document Type: Article

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