Dynamics of the relationship between a generalist predator and slugs over five years

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-147

  Symondson, William O C ^a   Glen, David M ^b   Ives, Anthony R ^c   Langdon, Christopher J ^a   Wiltshire, Christopher W ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Coupled dynamics; Density dependence; Deroceras reticulatum; Generalist predators; Gut mass and nutritional state; Pterostichus melanarius

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BEETLE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GENERALIST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SLUG;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 0036144691     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0137:DOTRBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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