Niche partitioning at multiple scales facilitates coexistence among mosquito larvae

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 944-950

  Gilbert, Benjamin ^a   Srivastava, Diane S ^a   Kirby, Kathryn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING;

EID: 45749147378     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16300.x     Document Type: Article

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