Why are there no small species among xylem-sucking insects?

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-437

  Novotny, Vojtech ^a   Wilson, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Constraint; Hemiptera; Herbivores; Host plant; Insects; Phylogeny; Poiseuille's Law; Regression; Xylem sap

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ENERGETIC COST; EVOLUTION; HERBIVORY; XYLEM FEEDING;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030761166     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018432807165     Document Type: Article

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