Gamma radiation sensitivity of larvae and adults of the red flour beetle, tribolium castaneum Herbst

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Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 129-132

  Tunçbilek, Aydin S ^a   Ayvaz, A ^a   Ozturk F ^a   Kaplan, B ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE;

TURKEY;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0344945372     PISSN: 14365693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-003-0002-9     Document Type: Article

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