Cannibalism in Pardosa palustris (Araneae, Lycosidae): Effects of alternative prey, habitat structure, and density

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-478

  Rickers, Silke ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Intraguild predation; Intraspecific predation; Microhabitat; Resource availability; Spider; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; INSECTA; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 25144434297     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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