Bright autumn colours of deciduous trees attract aphids: Nutrient retranslocation hypothesis

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 184-188

  Holopainen, Jarmo K ^a,b   Peltonen, Petri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; AUTUMN; COLOR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD QUALITY; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 0036774787     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990119.x     Document Type: Review

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