Fine-scale abundance and distribution of wild silk moth pupae

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-27

  Veldtman, R ^a,b   McGeoch, M A ^b   Scholtz, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Between tree; Distribution; Gonometa; Micro climate; Predation; Pupa; SADIE; Tree size; Within tree

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROCLIMATE; MOTH; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PUPA;

BOMBYX MORI; GONOMETA; GONOMETA RUFOBRUNNEA; HEXAPODA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; MOTH; POPULATION DENSITY; SILK; TREE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MOTHS; POPULATION DENSITY; PUPA; SILK; TREES;

EID: 34247232635     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307004762     Document Type: Article

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