Host plant-associated population variation in the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae in Iran: A geometric morphometric analysis suggests a nutritional basis

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mozaffarian, Fariba ^a   Sarafrazi, Alimorad ^a   Ganbalani, Gadir Nouri ^b  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (Iran)

^b Faculty of Agriculture   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carob moth; Geometric morphometrics; Host; Population variation

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA SILIQUA; ECTOMYELOIS CERATONIAE; JUGLANS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYTHRACEAE; PISTACIA VERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 33846668645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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