Population status of the bush fly, Musca vetustissima (Diptera: Muscidae), and native dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in south-eastern Australia in relation to establishment of exotic dung beetles

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-192

  Tyndale Biscoe, Marina ^a   Vogt, W G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 4243092961     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300052433     Document Type: Article

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