Evolution of oviposition behavior and host preference in lepidoptera

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 65-89

  Thompson, John N ^a   Pellmyr, Olle ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics of behavior; Host selection; Host specificity; Hosts shifts; Sensory cues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001972733     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.en.36.010191.000433     Document Type: Article

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