Effects of phenotypic plasticity on pathogen transmission in the field in a Lepidoptera-NPV system

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-380

  Reeson, A F ^a,b,d   Wilson, K ^c   Cory, J S ^a   Hankard, P ^a   Weeks, J M ^a   Goulson, D ^b   Hails, R S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baculoviruses; Mass action assumption; Phase polyphenism; Spodoptera exempta; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0033849958     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000397     Document Type: Article

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