Performance of the thistle gall fly, Urophora cardui, in relation to host plant nitrogen and mycorrhizal colonization

Many hypotheses have been developed to explain the adaptive nature of insect galls. One of these, the nutrition hypothesis, states that gall formers have advantages over other insects because gall tissue provides a better (higher quality) food source than unmodified tissue. However, this has rarely...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 137(1997), 2 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 335-343
1. Verfasser: Gange, Alan C (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Nice, Helen E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1997
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Cirsium arvense Nutrition hypothesis Urophora cardui arbuscular mycorrhiza gall-insect