Allozyme markers to help define the South American origins of Microctonus hyperodae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) established in New Zealand for biological control of Argentine stem weevil

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Iline, I I ^a   Phillips, C B ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; PARASITOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYMENOPTERA; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOENZYMES; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LISTRONOTUS; MICROCTONUS HYPERODAE;

EID: 2642528871     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2004303     Document Type: Article

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