Different impact of pupal predation on populations of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera; Geometridae) within and outside the outbreak range

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 562-570

  Tanhuanpää, Miia ^a   Ruohomäki, Kai ^a   Kaitaniemi, Pekka ^a   Klemola, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyclicity; Density dependence; Insect herbivore; Population dynamics; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

FINLAND;

EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0344517091     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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