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Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)—spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) interactions: the effect of nutrition, chemical defenses, tissue phenology, and tree physical parameters on budworm success

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Measurements of foliage quality, physiological, and phenological condition of sample trees were used as independent variables in multiple correlation analyses to determine their effect on female and male spruce budworm larval dry weights. Female budworm from trees high in foliar concentrations of beta-pinene, myrcene and total nitrogen weighed less than those from trees lacking these characteristics. Male budworm from trees high in foliar concentrations of alpha-pinene, myrcene, terpinolene, citronellyl acetate, and bornyl acetate weighted less than those from trees lacking these characteristics. Additionally, relatively vigorous and productive trees tended to be less susceptible (as evidenced by reduced larval weight) to budworm of either sex.

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    Present address: Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, CO, USA

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  1. Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, 87131, Albuquerque, NM, USA

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Redak, R.A., Cates, R.G. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)—spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) interactions: the effect of nutrition, chemical defenses, tissue phenology, and tree physical parameters on budworm success. Oecologia 62, 61–67 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377374

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