High host plant aggregation involves uniform gall distribution and high prevalence: The case of wild roses and Bedeguar gall wasps (Diplolepis rosae)

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-117

  László, Zoltán ^a   Tóthmérész, Béla ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gall density; Gall prevalence; Host plant density; Plant architecture hypothesis; Poulin's index of discrepancy (PID)

Indexed keywords

CYNIPIDAE; DIPLOLEPIS ROSAE; ROSA ARKANSANA;

EID: 80051635375     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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