Duelling aphids: Electrical penetration graphs reveal the value of fighting for a feeding site

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1490-1494

  Morris, Genevieve ^a,b   Foster, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal fighting; Aphids; Astegopteryx pallida; Cerataphidini; EPG

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; APHIDS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; ASTEGOPTERYX PALLIDA; CERATAPHIDINI;

EID: 46849094756     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.012120     Document Type: Article

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