Heat retention by webs of the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae): Infrared warming and forced convective cooling

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 525-530

  Rehnberg, Bradley G ^a  

^a York College   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat; Hyphantria cunea; Infrared; Thermoregulation; Web; Wind

Indexed keywords

ARCTIIDAE; HYPHANTRIA; HYPHANTRIA CUNEA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0036889396     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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