Parasitism of barrens buck moth Hemileuca maia drury in early and late successional pine barrens habitats

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-221

  Selfridge, Jennifer A ^a,b   Parry, Dylan ^b   Boettner, George H ^c  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape Cod; Compsilura concinnata; Enemy free space; Habitat heterogeneity; Natural enemies; Queroas ilicifolia

Indexed keywords

ENEMY FREE SPACE; HABITAT SELECTION; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SUCCESSION;

CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COMPSILURA CONCINNATA; HEMILEUCA MAIA; HYPOSOTER; LEPIDOPTERA; LESCHENAULTIA; PINUS CARIBAEA; QUERCUS ILICIFOLIA; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 37549027222     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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