Flight performance of some nitidulid beetles (Coleoptera) using a computer-monitored flight mill

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-150

  Van Dam, W Alaric ^a,b   Williams, Roger N ^a   Taylor, R A J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpophilus spp; Flight endurance; Flight speed; Stelidota spp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039247146     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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