The ecology and evolution of gall-forming insects.

Peter W. Price; William J. Mattson Jr.; Yuri N. Baranchikov

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-174

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The ecology and evolution of gall-forming insects.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Peter W. Price, William J. Mattson, Jr., Yuri N. Baranchikov

Year:

1994

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-174

Source:

General Technical Report NC-174. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

This international proceedings focuses on the biology, ecology, and evolution of gall-forming insects and their uniquely specialized relationships with their host plants. The individual contributions range in scope from detailed descriptive to profoundly theoretical, synthetic studies. One underlying theme of the proceedings is the important contribution of knowledge about gall-forming insects and their hosts to the development of robust, general principles about the ecology and evolution of plant-herbivore relationships.

Keywords

host plant resistance, tritrophic interactions, speciation, interspecies hybrids, plant stress, population dynamics, plant phenology, life history strategies, competition

Citation

Price, Peter W.; Mattson, William J.; Baranchikov, Yuri N. 1994. The ecology and evolution of gall-forming insects. General Technical Report NC-174. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station