Selection of oviposition sites by a lepidopteran community of a tropical forest in southeastern Brazil

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 372-375

  Freitas, André V L ^a   Leal, Inara R ^a   Ferreira, Sirayama O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Forest edge; Leaf size; Lepidopteran community; Oviposition sites; Plant vigor; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033512104     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00150.x     Document Type: Note

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