Motivation models fail to explain oviposition behaviour in the diamondback moth

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-208

  Monks, Adrian ^a,b   Kelly, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diamondback moths; Egg load; Host acceptance; Host deprivation; Learning; Lepidoptera; Oviposition behaviour; Plutella xylostella; Yponomeutidae

Indexed keywords

HOST PLANT; HOST PREFERENCE; LEARNING; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; YPONOMEUTIDAE;

EID: 0141615753     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2003.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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