Rubidium marking of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) reared on a diet supplemented with RbCl

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 489-494

  Muratori, Frédéric ^a   Perremans, Delphine ^a   Hance, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Aphidius rhopalosiphi; Braconidae; Diet; Markers; RbCl; Rubidium; Sitobion avenae

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DIET; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOID;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; BRACONIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 24044543309     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.070     Document Type: Article

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