Within-tree variability of mountain birch leaves causes variation in performance for Epirrita autumnata larvae

Vegetatio

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Suomela, Janne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth energetics; Herbivory; Insects; IPU; Modularity; Sectoriality

Indexed keywords

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030442550     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00054849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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