The relationship between female pupal mass and fecundity of Gratiana spadicea (Klug, 1829) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

African Entomology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 380-382

  Czypionka, K ^a   Hill, M P ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GRATIANA;

EID: 35648991997     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/1021-3589-15.2.380     Document Type: Article

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