Winter moth (Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)) outbreaks on Scottish heather moorlands: effects of host plant and parasitoids on larval survival and development

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-164

  Kerslake, J E ^a   Kruuk, L E B ^b,c   Hartley, S E ^b   Woodin, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000923460     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300052391     Document Type: Article

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