Feeding and foraging behaviour of a generalist caterpillar: Are third instars just bigger versions of firsts?

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Johnson, M L ^a   Zalucki, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; First instar; Foraging; Helicoverpa armigera; Heliothis; Insect movement; Lepidoptera; Neonate feeding efficiency

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; GROWTH RATE; MOVEMENT;

FABACEAE; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELIOTHIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LEGUME; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MOTHS;

EID: 34247267145     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307004750     Document Type: Article

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