Functional responses of coccinellid predators: An illustration of a logistic approach

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-6

  Pervez, Ahmad ^a   Omkar, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Aphis craccivora; Cheilomenes sexmaculata; Coccinella transversalis; Coccinellidae; Myzus persicae; Propylea dissecta

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; CHEILOMENES SEXMACULATA; COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA TRANSVERSALIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PROPYLEA; PROPYLEA DISSECTA;

EID: 17444408200     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.005.0501     Document Type: Article

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