Tritrophic effects of host plants on an herbivore-pathogen interaction

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-378

  Gassmann, Aaron J ^a   Stock, S Patricia ^a   Tabashnik, Bruce E ^a   Singer, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Pathogen reproduction; Polyphagy; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DICOTYLEDON; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; NATURAL ENEMY; NEMATODE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; TRADE-OFF; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

ARCTIIDAE; ASTERACEAE; GRAMMIA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PYRRHARCTIA ISABELLA; SENECIO; SENECIO FLACCIDUS; SENECIO FLACCIDUS FLACCIDUS;

EID: 77951983795     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN09130     Document Type: Article

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