Predators, parasitoids, and pathogens as mortality agents in phytophagous insect populations

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2145-2152

  Hawkins, Bradford A ^a   Cornell, Howard V ^b   Hochberg, Michael E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Herbivores; Life tables; Mortality; Natural enemies; Parasitoids; Pathogens; Phytophagous insects; Population dynamics; Predators

Indexed keywords

INSECT HERBIVORE; MORTALITY AGENT; PARASITOID; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR;

EID: 0031284556     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2145:PPAPAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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