A comparative study of predation of three aquatic heteropteran bugs on Culex quinquefasciatus larvae

Limnology - 2007
Nayan Ranjan Saha1,2, Gautam Aditya1,3, Animesh Bal2, Goutam Kumar Saha1
1Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
2Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, India
3Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan, India

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