Life-history consequences of predation for a subantarctic beetle: Evaluating the contribution of direct and indirect effects

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 741-752

  Ernsting, G ^a   Brandjes, G J ^a   Block, W ^b   Isaaks, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabid; Colonization; Hydromedion sparsutum; Prey density; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

ANTARCTICA;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HYDROMEDION SPARSUTUM; PARODIOCHLOA FLABELLATA; PERIMYLOPIDAE; TRECHISIBUS ANTARCTICUS;

EID: 0032789735     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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