Thermal effects on the egg stage of four sciomyzids with reference to phenology and biocontrol potential

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-70

  Mc Donnell, R J ^a,b   Gormally, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Egg development; Liver fluke; Malacophagy; Phenology; Sciomyzidae; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CRYOBIOLOGY; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FLATWORM; FLY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INCUBATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOLOGY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; SCIOMYZIDAE; SEPEDON; TETANOCERA FERRUGINEA;

EID: 33847751903     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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