Effects of sex and age of a dioecious tree, Forchhammeria pallida (Capparaceae) on the performance of its primary herbivore, Murgantia varicolor (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-255

  Hendricks, Bonnie J ^a   Collier, Boyd D ^b  

^a EDAW   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Forchhammeria; Herbivory; Murgantia; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; DIOECY; HERBIVORY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BRASSICACEAE; FORCHHAMMERIA; FORCHHAMMERIA PALLIDA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; MURGANTIA; MURGANTIA VARICOLOR; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 0042362151     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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