Predicting species interactions based on behaviour: Predation and competition in container-dwelling mosquitoes

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-76

  Grill, Christopher P ^a,b   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes triseriatus; Aquatic insects; Toxorhynchites rutilus; Trade off between competition and predation

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES TRISERIATUS; TOXORHYNCHITES RUTILUS; DIPTERA;

BROWSING; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; MOSQUITO; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 0029769596     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5700     Document Type: Article

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