Artificial selection for aphid tolerance in the polyphagous predator Lepthyphantes tenuis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 547-556

  Beck, Jørgen B ^a   Toft, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Heredity; Natural control; Natural stress factor; Prey defence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; ARTIFICIAL SELECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; PEST RESISTANCE; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENERALIST; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL ENEMY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; TOLERANCE;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; HOMOPTERA; LEPTHYPHANTES TENUIS; LINYPHIIDAE; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 0033838012     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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