Decision making by generalist and specialist aphids with the same genotype

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 659-669

  Tosh, Colin R ^a   Powell, Glen ^a   Hardie, Jim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphis fabae; Decisions; EPG; Generalist; Neural limitations; Plant; Specialist

Indexed keywords

APHID; DECISION MAKING; GENERALIST; HOST SELECTION; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS FABAE; BETA VULGARIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; EUONYMUS ALATUS; EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; PADUS; PAPAVER DUBIUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PRUNUS PADUS; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0038040210     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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