Insect-induced plant galls of India: Unresolved questions

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 748-757

  Raman, Anantanarayanan ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gall bearing plants; Gall inducing insects; India

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CYNIPIDAE; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 34147213712     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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