How do primary nutrients affect the performance and preference of forest tent caterpillars on trembling aspen?

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-375

  Noseworthy, Meghan K ^a   Despland, Emma ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SALICACEAE; SALIX;

EID: 33748500231     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-076     Document Type: Article

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