Leaf ties as colonization sites for forest arthropods: An experimental study

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 300-308

  Lill, John T ^a,b   Marquis, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecosystem engineering; Indirect interactions; Leaf shelter; Oviposition; Quercus alba

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LETHRINIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PSOCOPTERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 2442697059     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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