Predator-prey ratio and guild constancy in a tropical insect community

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 265-273

  Krüger, Oliver ^a,b   McGavin, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acacia; Guild structure; Insects; Predator prey ratio; Tree canopies

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; INSECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0035114436     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901000231     Document Type: Article

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