Larval feeding behaviour affects the impact of staminate flower production on the suitability of balsam fir trees for spruce budworm

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 126-131

  Bauce, Éric ^a   Carisey, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Choristoneura fumiferana; Feeding behaviour; Pollen; Staminate flowers

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; LEPIDOPTERA;

BALSAM FIR; FLOWER; SPRUCE BUDWORM;

EID: 0029669193     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328800     Document Type: Article

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