Adaptive significance of density-dependent ballooning by bagworm larvae, Metisa plana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 927-931

  Rhainds, Marc ^a   Gries, Gerhard ^a   Chew, Poh Son ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Applied Agricultural Research Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE; BAGWORM; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LARVAL BALLOONING;

LEPIDOPTERA; METISA PLANA; PSYCHIDAE;

EID: 0031445361     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent129927-5     Document Type: Article

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