The influence of leaf age on the oviposition preference of Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Olivier) and the establishment of neonates

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Howlett, B G ^a,d   Clarke, A R ^b   Madden, J L ^c  

^a Co operative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chrysomelid; Eucalypt; Larval migration; Larval performance; Leaf age; Leaf toughness; Oviposition preference; Resource depletion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOPHTHARTA; CHRYSOPHTHARTA BIMACULATA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034983994     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.2001.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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