A positive association between oviposition and fruit set: Female choice or manipulation?

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 418-425

  Brody, A K ^a,b,c   Morita, S I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female choice; Hylemya; Ipomopsis aggregata; Plant animal interactions; Predispersal seed predators

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; OVIPOSITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033860370     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008867     Document Type: Article

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