Small-scale spatial pattern of web-building spiders (Araneae) in alfalfa: Relationship to disturbance from cutting, prey availability, and intraguild interactions

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 801-810

  Birkhofer, Klaus ^a,b   Scheu, Stefan ^a   Wise, David H ^c,d  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Generalist predators; Predator prey association

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISTURBANCE; INTRAGUILD INTERACTION; LEGUME; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPIDER WEB;

AGRICULTURE; ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; DIPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34548186414     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[801:SSPOWS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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