Associational resistance to a tropical leaf-miner: Does neighbour identity matter?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 551-554

  Orians, Colin M ^a,b   Björkman, Christer ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Associational resistance; Corcovado National Park; Enemy escape; Insect density; Insect dispersion; Piperaceae

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LEAFMINER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK; COSTA RICA; PUNTARENAS;

ACANTHACEAE; AGROMYZIDAE; HEXAPODA; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 69749110751     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990071     Document Type: Article

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