Density-dependent prophylaxis: Evidence from Lepidoptera-baculovirus interactions?

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 100-101

  Wilson, Kenneth ^a   Reeson, Andrew F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Density dependence; Disease resistance; Granulosis virus; Nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Phenotypic plasticity; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031884982     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00107.x     Document Type: Review

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