Protogyny in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (lepidoptera: yponomeutidae)

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-223

  Uematsu, Hideo ^a   Morikawa, Ryoichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development time; Plutella xylostella; Protogyny

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944437156     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.41.217     Document Type: Article

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