Effect of nitrogen on Passiflora suberosa L. (Passifloraceae) and consequences for larval performance and oviposition in Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-200

  Kerpel, Solange M ^a   Soprano, Eliséo ^b   Moreira, Gilson R P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

And plant nutritional value; Insect body size; Insect development rate; Insect plant interaction; Leaf toughness

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; PASSION FRUIT;

ANIMALS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NITROGEN; OVIPOSITION; PASSIFLORA;

HELICONIUS ERATO; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA SUBEROSA; PASSIFLORACEAE;

EID: 33746190878     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2006000200006     Document Type: Article

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