Functional benefits of predator species diversity depend on prey identity

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 497-501

  Wilby, A ^a,d   Villareal, S C ^b   Lan, L P ^c   Heong, K L ^b   Thomas, M B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^c Institute of Agricultural Sciences   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brown planthopper; Ecosystem services; Leaf folder; Natural pest control; Rice arthropods; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PADDY FIELD; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MARASMIA PATNALIS; NILAPARVATA LUGENS;

EID: 33745098518     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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