FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY AND SURVIVAL ABILITY IN THE FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR MOTH MALACOSOMA-DISSTRIA - IMPLICATIONS FOR PEST-MANAGEMENT

Authors
NAUGLER CT LEECH SM
Citation
Ct. Naugler et Sm. Leech, FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY AND SURVIVAL ABILITY IN THE FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR MOTH MALACOSOMA-DISSTRIA - IMPLICATIONS FOR PEST-MANAGEMENT, Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 70(3), 1994, pp. 295-298
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138703
Volume
70
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
295 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8703(1994)70:3<295:FAASAI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Fluctuating asymmetry of the first tarsal segment of the proleg of the forest tent caterpiller moth Malacosoma disstria Hbn. (Lepidoptera: L asiocampidae) was significantly inversely related to survival ability in the lab. The monitoring of population levels of fluctuating asymmet ry could have important implications in pest management of this and ot her species by providing an indication of the health of a population.