Contrasted foraging tactics in two species of polyphagous caterpillars

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 117-135

  Bernays, E A ^a   Singer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food mixing; Foraging; Generalist; Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

GRAMMIA GENEURA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0036386199     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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