Interaction between phenology and density effects on mortality from natural enemies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1093-1100

  Hunter, Alison F ^a,b   Elkinton, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Parasitoids; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; MORTALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; PHENOLOGY;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 0032723645     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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