Changing size and changing enemies: The case of the mopane worm

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Gaston, K J ^a   Chown, S L ^a   Styles, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Imbrasia belina; Natural enemies; Predators

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; GALLIFORMES; IMBRASIA; IMBRASIA BELINA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; SATURNIIDAE;

BODY SIZE; MOPANE WORM; NATURAL ENEMY; PREDATOR SIZE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030616755     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80077-X     Document Type: Article

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