Phenology of winter moth feeding on common heather: Effects of source population and experimental manipulation of hatch dates

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-385

  Kerslake, J E ^a   Hartley, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

budburst; moorland; nitrogen; outbreak; synchrony

Indexed keywords

BUDBURST; HEATHER; MOORLAND; PHENOLOGY; WINTER MOTH;

UK, SCOTLAND;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERICACEAE; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA;

EID: 0030619983     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5983     Document Type: Article

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