Abstract
A provisional species list for the insects galling willow in Britain is presented. Aspects of willow biology which may be important in gall-insect species diversity are briefly discussed and the process of gall formation is reviewed for one species of willow-galling sawfly. An experiment investigating willow defences against galling, by measuring phenolic levels in plant and gall tissue, is also described.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-104 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Proceedings of the royal society of edinburgh section b-Biological sciences |
Volume | 98 |
Publication status | Published - 1992 |