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The diet and growth of a leaf-shredding caddisfly, Pycnopsyche, in streams of contrasting disturbance histories
… When fed 2-mo "conditioned" black birch and white oak leaves, lab experiment larvae grew significantly faster on birch leaves. However, when larvae were fed the same leaf types after 3 mo of conditioning, larvae grew significantly faster on oak leaves. A field growth experiment conducted for …
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"Determining the Cause of Abnormal Leaf Development ""Leaf Tatters"" on White Oak (Quercus Alba L.), and Northern Red Oak (Quercus Rubra L.)"
Emerging leaves of white oak and to a lesser extent northern red oak can develop abnormally. This abnormality is referred to as leaf tatters. The cause of tatters has previously been linked to environmental stress, insect feeding, or herbicide drift. We theorized that herbicide drift was the cause …