New insight into the antennal chemosensory function of opius concolor (hymenoptera, braconidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-370

  Barbarossa, Iole Tomassini ^a   Muroni, Patrizia ^a   Dardani, Massimo ^a   Casula, Paolo ^a   Angioy, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological techniques; Olfaction; Opius concolor; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039702596     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386775     Document Type: Article

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