Aggregation, habitat quality and coexistence: A case study on carrion fly communities in slug cadavers

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 131-140

  Woodcock, B A ^a,b   Watt, A D ^a   Leather, S R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Carrion; Coexistence; Diptera; Ephemeral resources; Species area relationship; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CARRION; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

DIPTERA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036194436     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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