Predation on black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) by the carnivorous plant Pinguicula vulgaris (Lentibulariaceae) in northern Sweden

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-128

  Adler, Peter H ^a   Malmqvist, Björn ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CNEPHIA; CNEPHIA EREMITES; DIPTERA; LENTIBULARIACEAE; PINGUICULA; PINGUICULA VULGARIS; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 4143092619     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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