10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOPHAGOUS»
Discover the use of
monophagous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monophagous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects
Monophagous species occur in all the major groups of herbivorous insects. For
example, amongst the grasshoppers (Orthoptera), Bootettix argentatus is
monophagous on creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, which extends through
thousands of ...
Elizabeth A. Bernays, Reginald F. Chapman, 1994
2
Biology of Behaviour: Mechanisms, Functions and Applications
Animals which eat only one type of food are called monophagous. Those which
eat a limited range of foods are referred to as oli- gophagous whilst those which
will eat a wide variety of foods are polyphagous. Examples of species which are ...
3
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: With 22 Tables
Two opposing arguments for the possible relationships between population
variability and the degree of polyphagy. a MacArthur suggested that
monophagous species (left) should be more variable than polyphagous species (
right) because ...
Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Harold A. Mooney, 1994
4
Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control
Against monophagous and oligophagous pests crop rotation can be effective,
especially with beetle larvae that may take a year or more to develop, but it is not
effective against migratory pests or those with effective powers of dispersal.
5
Biological Globalisation: Bio-invasions and Their Impacts on ...
A serious problem is that one cannot always predict for sure whether or not a
species is monophagous, not even through testing. Furthermore, even truly
monophagous enemies may cause damage through unexpected ecological
interactions.
Wouter van der Weijden, R. J. Leewis, Pieter Bol, 2007
6
Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation: The Evolutionary ...
What is the functional distinction between the monophagous populations of the
polyphagous species, E. calleta (Table 3.1, case B), and the stenophagous
checkerspot butterfly species, Euphydryas editha (Table 3.1, case C), which uses
a ...
If it is so advantageous to specialize in feeding on toxic plants, why are some
species monophagous (feeding on one species of food) and others polyphagous
(feeding on many species of food)? Also, why do some species feed on
apparently ...
8
Eriophyoid Mites: Progress and Prognoses: Progress and Prognoses
... the highest proportion of monophagous species and Phytoptidae has the
fewest; (3) non-monophagous eriophyoids show the tendency to infest closely
related hosts; 4) vagrant eriophyoids have a higher proportion of monophagous
species ...
Edward A. Ueckermann, 2010
9
Issues in Life Sciences: Acarology, Arachnology, and ...
... the highest proportion of monophagous species and Phytoptidae has the
fewest; (3) non-monophagous eriophyoids show the tendency to infest closely
related hosts; 4) vagrant eriophyoids have a higher proportion of monophagous
species ...
10
Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior
... Africa Monophagous C. giffardi Bezzi — East and West Africa Monophagous C.
morstatti Bezzi — West Africa Monophagous C. silvestri Bezzi — West Africa
Monophagous C. turneri (Munro) — East Africa Monophagous C. flexuosa (
Walker) ...
Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom, 1999
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOPHAGOUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
monophagous is used in the context of the following news items.
Butterflies for the frontline
... habits of the Eloria noyesi: a moth which grows quickly, lays its larvae on the Erythroxylum plant and is monophagous in that it only eats coca. «The City Paper Bogota, Jun 15»
Save the Very Hungry Caterpillars
But other monophagous species find themselves in trouble when humans interfere with their sole form of sustenance. Just ask a giant panda—if you can find ... «OnEarth Magazine, Apr 15»
Scientists caution farmers of banana weevil attack
Scientists said that being a monophagous pest, the weevils multiply in area where banana is cultivated continuously. This was the case with the ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
Invading Cactus a Big Threat to Livestock in Laikipia
He adds that about 20 per cent or more of plant-eating insects on the planet are 'monophagous', which means that they can only feed and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jan 15»
Controlling yellow stem borer in rice
Though considered predominantly as a monophagous pest, it has also has been reported from wild rice types, and other monocot weed plants ... «The Hindu, Sep 13»
Bt Brinjal: Note by Ministry of Environment and Forests
•Resistance development is a very serious concern for monophagous pests. There is a need to develop baseline susceptibility data of Cry ... «The Hindu, Feb 10»
