Nymphal density and life histories of two water striders (Hemiptera: Gerride)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-363

  Harada, Tetsuo ^a   Spence, John R ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; GERRIDAE; GERRIS BUENOI; GERRIS PINGREENSIS; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 0041160936     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/ent132353-3     Document Type: Article

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