Insect herbivore communities colonising the flower-heads of Berkheya in South Africa and Carduoideae in Europe and California

One of the main purposes of this study was to determine whether general conclusions can be made about the association of insect herbivores with Berkheya and thistles and whether there are any 'rules' that have influenced the evolution of these associations. It is shown repeatedly that there are significant and interesting correlations between characteristics of the plants and their herbivore communities, but these are not universal.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

1989

Author dc:creator

• Clark, Maxwell Maitland

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Moran, V C

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8416

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8416