Oviposition choice by the Onopordum capitulum weevil Larinus latus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its effect on the survival of immature stages

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 464-474

  Briese, D T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Larinus latus; Onopordum thistles; Oviposition choice; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

LARINUS LATUS; ONOPORDUM SPP.;

EID: 0030027598     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00330009     Document Type: Article

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