Geographical distribution of three oceanic Halobates spp. and an account of the behaviour of H. sericeus (Heteroptera: Gerridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-302

  Harada, Tetsuo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Distribution; Gerridae; Halobates; Photoperiodism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR;

EAST CHINA SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

GERRIDAE; HALOBATES; HALOBATES GERMANUS; HALOBATES MICANS; HALOBATES SERICEUS; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 20444477457     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.043     Document Type: Article

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