Ecological comparisons across geographical distributions: The thistle gall fly Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae) on two different Cirsium hosts

Ecological comparisons across geographical distributions: The thistle gall fly Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae) on two different Cirsium hosts

Populations of the specialist gall-forming fly, Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae), were studied at the western and eastern margins of its distribution. In western Europe U. cardui attacks the creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, whereas in eastern Europe, in the Ural mountains, it attacks Cirsium...

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Main Authors: Mark FRENZEL, Sabine EBER, Stefan KLOTZ, Roland BRANDL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2000-10-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
biogeographic patterns
tephritidae
urophora cardui
asteraceae
cirsium arvense
c. setosum
gall former
parasitoids
eurytomidae
eurytoma
food web
phytophagous insects
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