The problem of optimal clutch size in a tritrophic system: The oviposition strategy of the thistle gallfly Urophora cardui (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Freese, Gunter ^a   Zwölfer, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Fitness; Galls; Tritrophic interactions; Urophora cardui

Indexed keywords

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE; UROPHORA CARDUI; ASTERACEAE;

CREEPING THISTLE; OPTIMAL CLUTCH SIZE; OVIPOSITION; THISTLE GALLFLY;

EID: 0029659298     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334654     Document Type: Article

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