Life history responses to host quality changes and competition in the Turkey-oak aphid, Myzocallis boerneri (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Callaphididae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-58

  Sequeira, Richard ^a   Dixon, Anthony F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult weight; Aphids; Competition; Fat content; Host quality; Myzocallis bocrneri; Offspring size

Indexed keywords

MYZOCALLIS BOERNERI;

EID: 0030039215     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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