Pollinators of the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) observed in Kenya

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-86

  Morimoto, Yasuyuki ^a   Gikungu, Mary ^b   Maundu, Patrick ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bottle gourd; Hawkmoths; Kenya; Lagenaria siceraria; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

AGRIUS CONVOLVULI; APIS MELLIFERA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CONVOLVULUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAGENARIA; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 32244445196     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT20046     Document Type: Article

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