Density patterns of Piper ant-plants and associated arthropods: top-predator trophic cascades in a terrestrial system?

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 162-169

  Letourneau, D K ^a   Dyer, L A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b and Mass Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

COSTA RICA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; DIPOENA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE; PIPER; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0032443426     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00051.x     Document Type: Article

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