Larval parasitism of the autumnal moth reduces feeding intensity on the mountain birch

Oecologia

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 539-547

  Ammunét, Tea ^a   Klemola, Netta ^a   Heisswolf, Annette ^a   Klemola, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epirrita autumnata; Food consumption; Tritrophic interactions; Zele deceptor

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; FEEDING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GRAZING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MOTH; PARASITISM; PUPATION; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRCH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYMENOPTERA; LARVA; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; BETULA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYMENOPTERA; LARVA; MOTHS; PLANT LEAVES;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZELE DECEPTOR;

EID: 60449085653     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1240-6     Document Type: Article

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