Masting and pecan interaction with insectan predehiscent nut feeders

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1068-1076

  Harris, Marvin K ^a   Chung, Chung Soo ^a   Jackman, John A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrobasis; Curculio; Insect plant interaction; Interference competition; Pecan masting

Indexed keywords

ACROBASIS; ACROBASIS NUXVORELLA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CURCULIO; CURCULIO CARYAE;

EID: 0030512493     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.5.1068     Document Type: Article

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