Intraspecific variation in the strength of density dependence in aphid populations

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-526

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a,d   Underwood, Nora ^b   Stinchcombe, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis nerii; Asclepias syriaca; Density dependence; Density manipulation experiment; Logistic population growth; Milkweed; Plant herbivore interactions; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

APHID; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION GROWTH;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS; APHIS NERII; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 5344249458     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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