Video analysis of predation by polyphagous invertebrate predators in the laboratory and field

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-13

  Merfield, C N ^a   Wratten, S D ^a   Navntoft, S ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anystidae; Arachnida; Brown blowfly; Calliphora stygia; Commensalism; Erythraeidae; Macrochelidae; Opiliones; Parasitidae; Phalangium opilio; Predation; Video

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANYSTIDAE; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CALLIPHORA STYGIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; ERYTHRAEIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; MACROCHELIDAE; MYRIAPODA; OPILIO; OPILIONES; PARASITIDAE; PHALANGIUM OPILIO; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0347664222     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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