Model selection for a subterranean trophic cascade: Root-feeding caterpillars and entomopathogenic nematodes

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2750-2761

  Strong, D R ^a   Whipple, A V ^a   Child, A L ^b   Dennis, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Akaike information criterion; Binary data; Entomopathogenic nematode; Indirect interaction; Natural enemy; One hit dose response; Schwarz information criterion; Statistical models; Subterranean herbivory

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NEMATODE; TROPHIC CASCADE;

EID: 0033429217     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2750:MSFAST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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