Transgenes sustain epigeal insect biodiversity in diversified vegetable farm systems

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 234-244

  Leslie, T W ^a   Hoheisel, G A ^a,b   Biddinger, D J ^a   Rohr, J R ^a   Fleischer, S J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carabidae; Genetically modified crops; Nontarget effects; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ANT; BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVAR; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROGENEITY; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSGENES; VEGETABLES;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. OVIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STAPHYLINIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34047181424     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[234:TSEIBI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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