Competition between two steinernematid nematode species for an insect host at different soil depths

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-40

  Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M ^a   Baur, Matthew E ^a   Kaya, Harry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOISTURE; NEMATODE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PROGENY; SAND; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MOTHS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHABDITOIDEA; SOIL;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; PYRALIDAE;

COMPETITION; INSECT HOST;

EID: 0029661656     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284111     Document Type: Article

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