Sex determination and mass production of parasitic hymenoptera

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Tagami, Yohsuke ^a   Miura, Kazuki ^b,c  

^a Shizuoka Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mass production; Parasitic hymenoptera; Parthenogenesis; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899995223     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: 13476068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2007.1     Document Type: Short Survey

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