Learning behaviour of opius concolor szlepligeti (hymenoptera: Braconidae) in host discrimination

Insect Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-266

  Zhang, Long ^a   Raspi, Alfio ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Learning behavior; Opius concolor; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877923678     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1999.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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