The role of time delays in a non-autonomous host-parasitoid model of slug biocontrol with nematodes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 193, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 543-559

  Schley, David ^a,b   Bees, Martin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delays; Host parasitoid; Nematodes; Non autonomous; Slug biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

DELAYS; NEMATODES; SLUG BIOCONTROL;

ECOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; SLUG;

NEMATODA;

EID: 32644483337     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.08.039     Document Type: Article

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