The influence of extrafloral nectaries on parasitism of an insect herbivore

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1187-1194

  Pemberton, Robert W ^a,b   Lee, Jang Hoon ^a,c  

^a Agricultural Research Service   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

extrafloral nectaries; gypsy moth; insect herbivore; Lymantria dispar; mutualism; plant defense; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EXTRAFLORAL NECTARY; INSECT HERBIVORE; NECTARY; PARASITISM;

KOREA(SOUTH);

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 0030428204     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446203     Document Type: Article

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