Paternity allocation in a mutant Heliothis virescens colony

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-263

  Blanco, Carlos A ^a   Perera, Omaththage P ^a   Groot, Astrid ^b,c   Hernández, Gerardo ^d,e   Terán Vargas, Antonio P ^f  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 60549115488     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/0147-1724-33.4.253     Document Type: Article

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