Do predators aggregate in response to pest density in agroecosystems? Assessing within-field spatial patterns

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 128-140

  Pearce, Sarina ^a,b   Zalucki, Myron P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycine max; Helicoverpa armigera; Lucerne; Lycosidae; Medicago sativa; Predation; SADIE; Soybean; Spatial distribution; Spatial dynamics; Species aggregation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; GLYCINE MAX; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LYCOSIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33645098158     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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