Stage-based mortality of grassland grasshoppers (Acrididae) from wandering spider (Lycosidae) predation

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 507-515

  Oedekoven, Mark A ^a,b   Joern, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageneotettix deorum; Field experiment; Grasshopper population dynamics; Melanoplus sanguinipes; Nebraska sandhills grassland; Phoetaliotes nebrascensis; Schizocosa spp.; Stage based survivorship

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GRASSHOPPER; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ARANEAE; CTENIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCOSIDAE; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA; PHOETALIOTES NEBRASCENSIS; SCHIZOCOSA;

EID: 0032413777     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)80005-8     Document Type: Article

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