Effect of larval density and plant age on size and biochemical composition of adult migrant moths, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Howard William Fescemyer, A. M. Hammond

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Abstract

Wet, dry, lipid, and protein weights of adult velvetbean caterpillar decreased with increases in larval pigmentation, larval density, and plant age. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)213-219
Number of pages7
JournalEnvironmental Entomology
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science

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