Ovipositional behavior in predator and prey blowflies

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Gião, Juliana Zibordi ^a   Godoy, Wesley Augusto Conde ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blowflies; Oviposition; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33846694006     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9064-x     Document Type: Article

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