Cannibalism and interspecific predation: Role of oviposition behavior

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 418-428

  Schellhorn, N A ^a,b   Andow, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Aphids; Biological control; Cannibalism; Coccinellids; Coleomegilla maculata; Food webs; Generalist predators; Oviposition behavior; Predation, interspecific and intraguild

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; PREDATION;

CANNIBALISM; OVIPOSITION; PREDATION;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA;

EID: 0033134705     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0418:CAIPRO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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