Physiological adaptation to temporal variation in conifer foliage by a caterpillar

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 659-669

  Carroll, Allan L ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; GEOMETRIDAE; LAMBDINA; LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA; LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA FISCELLARIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PINACEAE;

EID: 0032849618     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent131659-5     Document Type: Article

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