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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Is oviposition and larval damage by the leaf-mining fly Calycomyza eupatorivora (Agromyzidae) on its target weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), restricted by leaf-quality preferences?

Sindisiwe NzamaSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South AfricaView further author information
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Terence OlckersSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Costas ZachariadesSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South Africa;Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, Hilton, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 680-689 | Received 07 Oct 2013, Accepted 28 Jan 2014, Published online: 28 Apr 2014

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