Behavior of harassed caterpillars and consequences for host plants

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-154

  Stamp, Nancy E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DANDELION; HOST PLANT; RIBWORT PLANTAIN;

ARCTIIDAE; ASTERACEAE; JUNONIA COENIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PYRRHARCTIA ISABELLA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0030618234     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546099     Document Type: Article

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