Spatial and temporal patterns of carabid activity-density in cereals do not explain levels of predation on weed seeds

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-181

  Saska, P ^a   Van Der Werf, W ^b   De Vries, E ^b   Westerman, P R ^b,c  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food preference; Granivory; Ground beetles (Carabidae); Seed predation; Weed suppression

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GRANIVORY; LABORATORY METHOD; PITFALL TRAP; SEED PREDATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DEMOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LAMIUM AMPLEXICAULE; POA; POA ANNUA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40449132461     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307005512     Document Type: Article

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