Aphid suitability and its relationship to oviposition preference in predatory hoverflies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 771-784

  Sadeghi, Hussein ^a   Gilbert, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphidophagous Syrphidae; Feeding specialization; Preference performance

Indexed keywords

APHID; FITNESS; OVIPOSITION;

APHIDIDAE; DIPTERA; EPISYRPHUS; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PISUM SATIVUM; RUBUS; RUMEX; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS; SYRPHIDAE; SYRPHUS RIBESII; URTICA;

EID: 0033794924     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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