A histological examination of the venom apparatus of microctonus hyperodae loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-105

  Crawford, Allan M ^a   Still, Lee Ann ^b   Smith, Peter ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Euphorinae; Microctonus hyperodae; Parasitoid; Venom gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 43549110866     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2006.9722144     Document Type: Article

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