Host Pubescence and the Behavior and Performance of the Butterfly Papilio Troilus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

We found that leaf pubescence in Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees negatively influences the growth and survivorship of a lepidopteran herbivore, Papilio troilus (L.). S. albidum leaves varied greatly in pubescence among plants. In laboratory choice experiments, P. troilus larvae preferred to eat and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental entomology 2000-04, Vol.29 (2), p.299-303
Hauptverfasser:	Haddad, Nick M, Hicks, William M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Biological and medical sciences Demecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology host preference landscape variation oviposition Papilio troilus Papilionidae POPULATION ECOLOGY Protozoa. Invertebrata Sassafras albidum
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