Food Preference of Wireworms Analyzed with Multinomial Logit Models

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 647-665

  Hemerik, Lia ^a   Gort, Gerrit ^a   Brussaard, Lijbert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriotes obscurus; Anthoxanthum odoratum; Athous haemorrhoidalis; Elateridae; Festuca rubra; Holcus lanatus; Lolium perenne; Multinomial logit models; Polyphagous; Preference

Indexed keywords

AGRIOTES; ANTHOXANTHUM; ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; ATHOUS HAEMORRHOIDALIS; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; HOLCUS LANATUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0345832049     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000007701.04296.45     Document Type: Article

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