Flower predation by Zelleria maculata (Lepidoptera) on Peraxilla mistletoes: Effects of latitude and fragmentation, and impact on fruit set

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-196

  Kelly, Dave ^a   Ladley, Jenny J ^a   Robertson, Alastair W ^b   Crowfoot, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Florivory; Herbivory; Loranthaceae; P. tetrapetala; Parasitoid wasp; Peraxilla colensoi; Plant reproduction; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOWER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORY; PARASITOID; POLLINATION; PREDATION; WASP;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CAMPOPLEX; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LORANTHACEAE; PERAXILLA; PERAXILLA COLENSOI; PERAXILLA TETRAPETALA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 58149163098     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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