NICHE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SPECIES OF APHIDS FEEDING ON FIREWEED

被引:37
作者
ADDICOTT, JF [1 ]
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[1] ROCKY MT BIOL LAB, CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224 USA
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10.1139/z78-250
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
Three species of aphids in the genus Aphis [A. varians, A. helianthi and A. salicariae] and 1 in the genus Macrosiphum [M. valerianae] feed on fireweed [Epilobium angustifolium] in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA. These species differ in their time of colonization of fireweed, time of maximum number of colonies, feeding position on fireweed, relationships to tending ants, life table parameters, and other life history characteristics. Possible reasons for such differences among co-occurring aphids are discussed.
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页码:1837 / 1841
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