Food web structure of three guilds of natural enemies: Predators, parasitoids and pathogens of aphids

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 191-200

  Van Veen, F J F ^a   Muller C B ^a,c   Pell, J K ^b   Godfray, H C J ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Entomophthorales; Keystone; Phytophagous; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

APHID; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; GUILD STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PARASITOID; PATHOGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 37349048954     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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