The presence of active larvae delays the emergence of conspecifics in the Tupelo leafminer, Antispila nysaefoliella

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-553

  Low, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Competition; Delayed hatching; Density dependence; Hatching asynchrony; Life history timing; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

ANTISPILA; ANTISPILA NYSAEFILIELLA; CORNACEAE; HELIOZELIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE;

EID: 77954271301     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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