Use of alternative food plants exclusively by adult male froghoppers (Homoptera: Cercopidae)

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 639-644

  Peck, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aggregations; Costa Rica; Froghopper; Habitat selection; Host plant selection; Ilex; Male specific hosts; Prosapia; Spittlebug; Xylem feeding

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOST SPECIFICITY;

BOURRERIA COSTARICENSIS; CERCOPIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HUAINA INCA; ILEX CORNUTA; ILEX HABERI; ILEX OPACA; IPHIRHINA QUOTA; PROSAPIA BICINCTA; PROSAPIA SIMULANS;

EID: 0032323685     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

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