Life-history trade-off in two predator species sharing the same prey: A study on cassava-inhabiting mites

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 533-542

  Magalhaes S ^a   Brommer, J E ^b   Silva, E S ^c   Bakker, F M ^a   Sabelis, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ACARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYPHLODROMALUS; TYPHLODROMALUS ARIPO; TYPHLODROMALUS MANIHOTI;

EID: 0042232196     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12430.x     Document Type: Article

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