Experiments with <i>Lymantria dispar</i> larvae do not support the idea of physiological adjustment to host individuals by insect herbivores

All organisms have to cope with spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the environment. At short temporal and small spatial scales, organisms may respond by behavioural or physiological mechanisms. To test for physiological adjustments to variation in host quality among tree individuals within a host...

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Main Authors: H. Ruhnke, D. Matthies, R. Brandl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:http://www.web-ecol.net/13/79/2013/we-13-79-2013.pdf