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Daily activity and non-random occurrence of captures in the Asian palm weevils

L. FaniniHellenic Center for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Heraklion, Greece
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S. LongoDipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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R. CervoDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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P.F. RoversiConsiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
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G. MazzaDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy;Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 195-203 | Received 02 Dec 2013, Accepted 12 Mar 2014, Published online: 24 Apr 2014

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