Influence of Thermal Acclimation on the Survival of Sitophilus Granarius (L.) and Oryzaephilus Surinamensis (L.) At Low Temperatures

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 317-325

  Mignon, J ^a   Haubruge, E ^a   Gaspar, Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; low temperatures; Oryzaephilus surinamensis; Sitophilus granarius; thermal acclimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044451497     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854295X00276     Document Type: Article

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