Indirect interactions in aphid-parasitoid communities

Researches on Population Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-106

  Müller, Christine B ^a   Godfray, H Charles J ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Behavior; Exploitation competition; Food webs; Natural enemies; Trophic cascades; Trophic effects

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE;

EID: 0002444940     PISSN: 00345466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011986     Document Type: Review

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