Occurrence patterns of aspen-feeding wood-borers (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) along the wood decay gradient: Active selection for specific host types or neutral mechanisms?

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 712-721

  Saint Germain, Michel ^a,b   Drapeau, Pierre ^a   Buddle, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Cerambycidae; Coarse woody debris; Dead host species; Host selection; Insect nutrition; Optimality; Saproxylic insects

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BOREAL FOREST; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHENOL; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36448977935     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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