Bottom-up effects of glucosinolate variation on aphid colony dynamics in wild cabbage populations

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 614-623

  Newton, Erika ^a   Bullock, James M ^b   Hodgson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom up effects; Brassica oleracea; Brevicoryne brassicae; Natural enemies; Plant insect interactions; Top down effects

Indexed keywords

APHID; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DICOTYLEDON; HERBIVORE; NATURAL ENEMY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SURVIVAL; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; CAULANTHUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349157982     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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