Abiotic factors promote plant heterogeneity and influence herbivore performance and mortality in Gambel's oak (Quercus gambelii)

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-95

  Yarnes, Christopher T ^a   Boecklen, William J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Cameraria; Elevation; Fagaceae; Gracillariidae; Leaf miner; Lepidoptera; Nitrogen; Phyllonorycter; Relative humidity; Temperature; Top down

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; NATURAL ENEMY; NITROGEN; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AGROMYZIDAE; FAGACEAE; GRACILLARIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYLLONORYCTER; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GAMBELII;

EID: 14044274318     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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