The benefits of clustering eggs: The role of egg predation and larval cannibalism in a predatory mite

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-26

  Faraji, Farid ^a   Janssen, Arne ^a   Sabelis, Maurice W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Counter attacking prey; Domatia; Egg clustering; Predation

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EGG PREDATION; MITE; OVIPOSITION;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; IPHISEIUS DEGENERANS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0036923545     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-001-0846-8     Document Type: Article

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