Age-stage, two-sex life tables of Bactrocera cucurbitae(Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a discussion on the problem of applying female age-specific life tables to insect populations

Insect Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-273

  Huang, Yu Bing ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Cucumis sativus; Daucus carota; Life table; Luffa cylindrica

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LUFFA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84856888136     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2011.01424.x     Document Type: Article

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