Do leaf domatia mediate a plant-mite mutualism? An experimental test of the effects on predators and herbivores

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-376

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado; Domatia; Herbivory; Leaf structures; Mites; Mutualism; Persea americana; Phytoseiidae; Tetranychidae; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

AVOCADO; HERBIVOROUS MITE; LEAF DOMATIA; MITE; PLANT-MITE MUTUALISM; PREDATORY MITE;

ACARI; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0030700203     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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