Effects of nitrogen deposition on the interaction between an aphid and its host plant

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-30

  Zehnder, Caralyn B ^a   Hunter, Mark D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis nerii; Asclepias tuberosa; Density dependence; Density manipulation experiment; Global change; Herbivory; Nitrogen deposition; Plant quality

Indexed keywords

APHID; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH RATE; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS NERII; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38349094217     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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