Shifts in developmental diet breadth of Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1166-1172

  Hwang, Shaw Yhi ^a   Hwang, Fu Chang ^a   Shen, Tse Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Developmental diet breadth; Feeding performance; Host plant range; Lymantria xylina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MOTHS; PLANTS;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA XYLINA; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 34548161386     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1166:SIDDBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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