Larval morphology and development of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-180

  Muratori, Frédéric ^a   Lannic, Jo Le ^b   Nénon, Jean Pierre ^b   Hance, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITOID;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342455063     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n03-057     Document Type: Article

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