The seasonal abundance of blowflies infesting drying fish in south-west India

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 339-348

  Wall, R ^a   Howard, J J ^a   Bindu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctrl Inst for Fisheries Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Chrysomya megacephala; India; Infestation; Population dynamics; Sun drying fish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PEST SPECIES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIA;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; DIPTERA;

EID: 0034998239     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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