Role of Visual Cues in Host Searching Behaviour of Exorista sorbillans Widemann, a Parasitoid of Muga Silk Worm, Antheraea assama Westwood

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-104

  Bora, Dipsikha ^a   Deka, Bhabesh ^a  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea assama; associative learning; Exorista sorbillans

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHERAEA ASSAMA; BOMBYX MORI; EXORISTA BOMBYCIS; EXORISTA SORBILLANS;

EID: 84891625709     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-013-9409-1     Document Type: Article

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