Aphid-parasitoid community structure on genetically modified wheat

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-391

  Von Burg, Simone ^a   Van Veen, Frank J F ^a   Álvarez Alfageme, Fernando ^b   Romeis, Jörg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community genetics; Insect food web; Non target effect; Powdery mildew

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; APHID; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; NATURAL ENEMY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WHEAT;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WASP; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRITICUM; WASPS;

APHIDIDAE; ERYSIPHALES; HEXAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79960883603     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.1147     Document Type: Article

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