Host plant predictability and the feedin
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Rex G. Cates
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Article
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1981
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Host plant preferences for 34 insect herbivore species are reported. Most polyphagous herbivores feeding on annuals, herbaceous perennials, and woody perennials show distinct preferences for the least abundant plant species among their various host plants. In addition, some populations of widely dis