The ecology of southern African wild silk moths (Gonometa species, Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): consequences for their sustainable use
The pupal cocoons of two southern African wild silkmoth species, Gonometa postica and G. rufobrunnea (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), are composed of high quality silk and have potential as a commercially viable resource. However, limited ecological research has been done on these species, and their po...
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University of Pretoria
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27468 Veldtman, R 2005, The ecology of southern African wild silk moths (Gonometa species, Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): consequences for their sustainable use, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27468 > http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02092006-083709/ |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27468Veldtman, R 2005, The ecology of southern African wild silk moths (Gonometa species, Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): consequences for their sustainable use, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27468 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02092006-083709/