Ontogenetic change of prey preference in the generalist predator Zelus renardii and its influence on predator-predator interactions

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-407

  Cisneros, Jorge J ^a   Rosenheim, Jay A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Biological control; Chrysoperla carnea; Intraguild predation; Reduviidae

Indexed keywords

COTTON APHID; GENERALIST PREDATOR; LACEWING; PREDATION; PREY PREFERENCE;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; CHRYSOPERLA; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HOMOPTERA; NEUROPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; ZELUS RENARDII;

EID: 0030726028     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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