Choosing a place to grow. Importance of within-plant abiotic microenvironment for Yponomeuta mahalebella

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Alonso, Conchita ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circular statistics; Lepidoptera; Temperature; Tent caterpillars; Within plant heterogeneity; Yponomeutidae

Indexed keywords

YPONOMEUTA MAHALEBELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS MAHALEB; ROSACEAE; YPONOMEUTIDAE;

LARVAL GROWTH; MICROENVIRONMENT; ORIENTATION; SURVIVAL; TENT CATERPILLAR;

EID: 0030616764     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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