Aphid fitness on 13 grass species: A test of plant defence theory

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1783-1789

  Fraser, Lauchlan H ^a,b   Grime, J Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Palatability; Plant defence; Plant animal interactions; Sitobion avenae

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; INSECT HERBIVORY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GROWTH; POA ANNUA; SITOBION AVENAE; STRESS TOLERANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

APHID; FITNESS; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; POA; POA ANNUA; POACEAE; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 0033502955     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-12-1783     Document Type: Article

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