The effects of plant dispersion and prey density on parasitism rates in a naturally patchy habitat

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 556-567

  Doak, Patricia ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat patchiness; Host parasitoid interactions; Spatial heterogeneity; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PATCHINESS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ALEIODES; CAMPOLETIS; DRYAS DRUMMONDII; ITAME ANDERSONI; PHYRXE PECOSENSIS;

EID: 0034035826     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050979     Document Type: Article

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