Edge effects on the prevalence and mortality factors of Phytomyza ilicis (Diptera, Agromyzidae) in a suburban woodland

Ecology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-29

  McGeoch, Melodie A ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Habitat fragmentation; Leaf miner; Population structure; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

PHYTOMYZA ILICIS;

EID: 0033980033     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2000.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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