Asymmetric competition between larvae of the blowflies Calliphora vicina and Lucilia sericata in carrion

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 468-474

  Smith, K E ^a   Wall, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abundance; Blowfly; Carcass; Coexistence; Competition; Mortality; Size

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASYMETRIC COMPETITION; BLOWFLY; CARRION; FLY LARVA; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA SERICATA; SERICATA;

EID: 0030696766     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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