The prey spectrum of larval and adult Cantharis species in arable land: An electrophoretic approach

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Traugott, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adults; Cantharis; Coleoptera; Electrophoresis; Larvae; Prey spectrum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; LARVA; PREY LOCATION; PREY SELECTION;

CANTHARIDAE; CANTHARIS; CANTHARIS FUSCA; CANTHARIS LIVIDA; CANTHARIS RUSTICA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 0037248597     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00179     Document Type: Article

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