Oviposition preferences of Maculinea alcon as influenced by aphid (Aphis gentianae) and fungal (Puccinia gentianae) infestation of larval host plants

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-97

  Árnyas, Ervin ^a   Bereczki, Judit ^a   Tóth, Andrea ^a   Varga, Katalin ^b   Pecsenye, Katalin ^a   Tartally, András ^a   Kövics, György ^a   Karsa, Dóra ^c   Varga, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c Pro Vértes Public Foundation for Nature Conservation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aggtelek National Park; Alcon Blue; Gentiana cruciata; Infestation by aphids and rust; Oviposition behaviour

Indexed keywords

APHID; BUTTERFLY; EGG PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; HOST PLANT; LARVA; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; SLOVENSKY KRAS;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS; FORMICIDAE; GENTIANA; GENTIANA CRUCIATA; LASIUS PARALIENUS; MACULINEA ALCON; PUCCINIA;

EID: 58249110501     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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