Food limitation and insect outbreaks: Complex dynamics in plant-herbivore models

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1004-1014

  Abbott, Karen C ^a,b   Dwyer, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer resource model; Difference equation model; Herbivory; Population dynamics; Trirhabda

Indexed keywords

FOOD LIMITATION; HERBIVORY; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATERING SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

HEXAPODA; TRIRHABDA;

EID: 34547877594     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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