Synchronization of larval emergence in winter moth (Operophtera brumata L.) and budburst in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) under simulated climate change

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-343

  Buse, Alan ^a,b   Good, John E G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

budburst; egg hatch; herbivory; Lepidoptera; oak; pupa; synchrony; Winter moth

Indexed keywords

OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA; QUERCUS ROBUR; FAGACEAE; GEOMETIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

BUDBURST; CLIMATIC CHANGE; LARVAL EMERGENCE; PEDUNCULATE OAK; SYNCHRONY; WINTER MOTH;

EID: 0030302710     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1996.t01-1-00001.x     Document Type: Article

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