Building ecological complexity in the classroom using pea aphids and components of their community

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 286-290

  Richardson, Matthew L ^a   Hari, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Urbana Middle School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 67650882707     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/005.071.0508     Document Type: Article

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