Effects of temperature and intraspecific interaction on the development of Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-351

  Richardson, Michael S ^a,b   Goff, M Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Dermestes maculatus; Development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035347472     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.3.347     Document Type: Article

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