Host plant variation and population limitation of two introduced insects
The response to host plant variation shapes the long-term success of phytophagous insects. Two gall-forming tephritid flies, Urophora affinis and U. quadrifasciata, oviposit in flower buds of Centaurea diffusa and C. maculosa (Asteraceae). Females of both fly species chose among plants, among groups...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27464 |