Effects of resource quality on the population dynamics of the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella and its granulovirus

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-78

  McVean, Ross I K ^a   Sait, Steve M ^a   Thompson, David J ^a   Begon, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycles; Diet; Granulovirus; Plodia interpunctella; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; FOOD QUALITY; MOTH; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRUS;

GRANULOVIRUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA GRANULOVIRUS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0036928725     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-001-0862-8     Document Type: Article

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