Transgenic insect-resistant corn affects the fourth trophic level: Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis-corn on the facultative hyperparasitoid Tetrastichus howardi

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 451-454

  Prütz, Gernot ^a   Brink, Andreas ^a   Dettner, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PEST RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHILO PARTELLUS; CORN; COTESIA FLAVIPES; HERBIVORY; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; TETRASTICHUS HOWARDI;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; ZEA MAYS;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRACONIDAE; CHILO; CHILO PARTELLUS; COTESIA; COTESIA FLAVIPES; CRAMBINAE; EULOPHIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; TETRASTICHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 5344236731     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0558-0     Document Type: Article

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