Foraging behaviour influences the outcome of predator-predator interactions

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-169

  Björkman, Christer ^a   Liman, Anna Sara ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthocoridae; Anthocoris nemorum; Heteroptera; Interspecific interactions; Intraspecific interactions; Miridae; Orthotylus marginalis; Polyphagous insect predators; Willow leaf beetles

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATOR;

ANTHOCORIDAE; ANTHOCORIS; ANTHOCORIS NEMORUM; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; MIRIDAE; ORTHOTYLUS; ORTHOTYLUS MARGINALIS; PHRATORA; PHRATORA VULGATISSIMA; SALIX;

EID: 18144395837     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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