The adaptive significance of insect gall morphology

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 512-522

  Stone, Graham N ^a   Schönrogge, Karsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GALL; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY;

APHIDIDAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CYNIPIDAE; INSECTA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0042436393     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00247-7     Document Type: Review

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