Reproductive maturation in the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis: The relative importance of larval and adult diet

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Thorpe, Katherine ^a   Day, Keith ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg size; Host plant interactions; Host preference; Maternal effects; Oviposition; Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS; LARIX; LARIX KAEMPFERI; LARIX X MARSCHLINSII; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS NIGRA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 38049090627     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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