Carbon stable isotopes: A tool for studying the mating, oviposition, and spatial distribution of races of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, among host plants in the field

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1177-1185

  Ponsard, S ^a   Bethenod, M T ^b   Bontemps, A ^a,b   Pelozuelo L ^c   Souqual, M C ^a   Bourguet, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b U Genet Microbienne Environnement   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

QUANTIFICATION OF MATING RATES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP PEST; HOST SELECTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; CRAMBINAE; HUMULUS; HUMULUS LUPULUS; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 9944253887     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-075     Document Type: Article

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