Action spectra of phototactic responses of the flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 362-368

  Yang, E N Cheng ^a   Lee, Der Wei ^a   Wu, Wen Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Flea beetle; Phototaxis; Phyllotreta striolata

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; LIGHT QUALITY; PHOTOTAXIS;

ALTICINI; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; PHYLLOTRETA; PHYLLOTRETA STRIOLATA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0347567063     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2003.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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