Parasitism levels in Orgyia leucostigma feeding on two tree species: Implications for the slow-growth-high-mortality hypothesis

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-197

  Medina, Raul F ^a   Barbosa, Pedro ^a   Waddell, Kim ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b American Vineyard Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Caterpillars; Forest; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Lymantriidae; Natural enemies; Orgyiini; Riparian; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; RIPARIAN ZONE; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; VULNERABILITY;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; ARTHROPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIIDAE; ORGYIA LEUCOSTIGMA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALIX NIGRA; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 18444402477     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00243.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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