Prey Choice by Facultative Predator Larvae of Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 875-878

  Faria, Lucas Del Bianco ^a   Godoy, Wesley Augusto Conde ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Chrysomya albiceps; Diptera; Interspecific interaction; Larval predation; Prey choice

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA PUTORIA; DIPTERA; MEGACEPHALA; PUTORIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FLY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LARVA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035431502     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000600023     Document Type: Article

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