Host selection by the generalist aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its subspecies specialized on tobacco, after being reared on the same host

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Troncoso, A J ^a   Vargas, R R ^a   Tapia, D H ^a   Olivares Donoso, R ^a   Niemeyer, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENERALIST; HOST RANGE; HOST SELECTION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOBACCO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APHIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; TOBACCO;

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYZUS PERSICAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 13844266811     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2004334     Document Type: Article

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