Density-dependent effects on the reproductive fitness of the New Zealand beech scale insect (Ultracoelostoma assimile) across multiple spatial scales

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 733-738

  Wardhaugh, Carl W ^a   Didham, Raphael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beech scale insect; Egg load; Fecundity; Honeydew; Nothofagus; Scale dependent; Sooty mould fungi

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FAGACEAE; FAGUS; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MARGARODIDAE; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS FUSCA;

EID: 33645861278     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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