Effects of grouping behavior and predators on the spatial distribution of a forest floor arthropod

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 960-971

  Grear, Jason S ^a,b   Schmitz, Oswald J ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Collembola; Congregation; Diffusion; Dispersal; Gladicosa; Litter; Lycosidae; Movement; Orchesella; Patch; Predator

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; FOREST FLOOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTHROPODA; COLLEMBOLA; GLADICOSA; LYCOSIDAE; ORCHESELLA; ORCHESELLA HEXFASCIATA;

EID: 16844385901     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1509     Document Type: Article

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