Life history traits in a capital breeding pine caterpillar: effect of host species and needle age

For capital breeding Lepidoptera, larval food quality is a key determinant of their fitness. A series of studies have suggested that the larval host species or varieties dramatically impact their development a...

Source: BMC Ecology - August 8, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Dan Luo, Meng Lai, Chuanfeng Xu, Haoni Shi and Xingping Liu Tags: Research article Source Type: research