Invasion sequence affects predator-prey dynamics in a multi-species interaction

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6785, 2000, Pages 448-450

  Sait, Steves M ^a   Liu, Wei Chung ^b   Thompson, David J ^a   Godfray, H Charles J ^b   Begon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MOTHS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

EID: 0034713445     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35013045     Document Type: Article

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