High densities of leaf-tiers in open habitats are explained by host plant architecture
: Elena L. Zvereva, Vitali Zverev, Mikhail V. Kozlov
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
: 2014
: Ecological Entomology
: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
: ECOL ENTOMOL
: 39
: 4
: 470
: 479
: 10
: 0307-6946
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12123
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.