Spatial dynamics of two competing specialist parasitoids in a host metapopulation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 422-433

  Lei, Guangchun ^a,b   Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a Division of Population Biology ^*  (Finland)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Competition; Fugitive co existence; Habitat destruction; Metapopulation; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

HOST POPULATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; METAPOPULATION; PARASITOID; SPATIAL DYNAMICS;

FINLAND;

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA MELITAEARUM; HYMENOPTERA; HYPOSOTER HORTICOLA; ICHNREMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MELITAEA CINXIA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0031745212     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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