Effects of plant and prey characteristics on the predatory behavior of Delphastus catalinae

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Guershon, Moshe ^a   Gerling, Dan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Foraging; Leaf tomentosity; Learning; Nymphal setosity; Phenotypic plasticity; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEAF; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; WALKING; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHASTUS CATALINAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 33748627149     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-8703.2006.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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