Genetic characteristics of pre-oviposition period in the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker)

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Jiang, Xing Fu ^a   Luo, Li Zhi ^a   Hu, Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Heritability; Migration; Mythimna separata (Walker); Pre oviposition period

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA SEPARATA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SEPARATA;

EID: 14844337075     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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