Consumption of apical buds as a mechanism of alleviating host plant resistance for Epirrita autumnata larvae

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 230-238

  Kaitaniemi, Pekka ^a   Ruohomäki, Kai ^a   Haukioja, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; BETULA PUBESCENS TORTUOSA; BETULACEAE; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

AUTUMN MOTH; HERBIVORE RESISTANCE; MOUNTAIN BIRCH;

EID: 0030620792     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546289     Document Type: Article

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