High densities of leaf-tiers in open habitats are explained by host plant architecture - UTU Research Portal

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High densities of leaf-tiers in open habitats are explained by host plant architecture

Authors: Elena L. Zvereva, Vitali Zverev, Mikhail V. Kozlov

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Ecological Entomology

Journal name in source: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Journal acronym: ECOL ENTOMOL

Volume: 39

Issue: 4

First page : 470

Last page: 479

Number of pages: 10

ISSN: 0307-6946

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12123

Abstract

6. It is concluded that the crown architecture associated with high leaf connectivity decreases mortality risks from natural enemies both outside and inside the shelter. Compact and dense crowns of host plants may at least partly explain high population densities of leaf-tiers in open habitats.