Insects and other invertebrate predators

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 93-109

  Mogi, Motoyoshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrated biodiversity management (IBM); Invertebrate predators; Larval habitat; Polyphagia

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548037439     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971x(2007)23[93:iaoip]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Review

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