Field experiments testing for apparent competition between primary parasitoids mediated by secondary parasitoids

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 301-309

  Morris, Rebecca J ^a   Müller, Christine B ^a,b   Godfray, H Charles J ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphids; Apparent competition; Mummy parasitoids; Primary parasitoids

Indexed keywords

APHID; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARASITOID;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; APHIDIUS MICROLOPHII; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; HOMOPTERA; MICROLOPHIUM CARNOSUM; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 0343725747     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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