Substrate vibrations elicit defensive behaviour in leafminer pupae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 945-952

  Bacher, Sven ^a,c   Casas, Jérôme ^b   Wäckers, Felix ^a   Dorn, Silvia ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Parc Grandmont   (France)

^c Zoologisches Institut   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Defensive behaviour; Leafminer; Sensory ecology; Substrate vibrations; Threshold curves; Vibratory communication

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LEAFMINER; PUPAE; SUBSTRATE VIBRATION;

EULOPHIDAE; GRACILLARIIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYLLONORYCTER MALELLA; SYMPIESIS SERICEICORNIS;

EID: 0031259639     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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