The Variety and Ecology of Galls, With a Focus on Those Induced on Oak Species

By Eric J. Guignard

Release : 2012-01-01

Genre : Life Sciences, Books, Science & Nature, Nature

Kind : ebook

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Abstract: This research article discusses galls, the homes of insect larvae which are created by manipulating the host tree to build the homes for them. I will discuss identification and explanation of galls through their strange and beautiful arrangements, as well as understanding the life cycle of the gall-encased insects, and also the secondary uses of galls by humans.

Keywords: gall, oak, ecology, wasp, insect, larvae, entomology, growth, nature, life, environmental science

Word Count: 1,635 (research article only)

The Variety and Ecology of Galls, With a Focus on Those Induced on Oak Species

By Eric J. Guignard

Release : 2012-01-01

Genre : Life Sciences, Books, Science & Nature, Nature

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Abstract: This research article discusses galls, the homes of insect larvae which are created by manipulating the host tree to build the homes for them. I will discuss identification and explanation of galls through their strange and beautiful arrangements, as well as understanding the life cycle of the gall-encased insects, and also the secondary uses of galls by humans.

Keywords: gall, oak, ecology, wasp, insect, larvae, entomology, growth, nature, life, environmental science

Word Count: 1,635 (research article only)

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