Monoclonal antibodies reveal changes in predator efficiency with prey spatial pattern

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1828-1839

  Griffiths, Georgianne J K ^a,g   Alexander, Colin J ^b   Holland, John M ^c   Kennedy, Peter J ^d   Perry, Joe N ^b   Symondson, William O C ^e   Winder, Linton ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Conservation biological control; Displacement; ELISA; Patch; Prey refuge

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; APHIDS; BEETLES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

APHIDIDAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; METAPOLOPHIUM; POECILUS CUPREUS; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 41149109636     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03682.x     Document Type: Article

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