Effects of alternative prey on predation by small mammals on gypsy moth pupae

Population Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Elkinton, Joseph S ^a   Liebhold, Andrew M ^b   Muzika, Rose Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional response; Lepidoptera; Lymantria dispar; Lymantriidae; Peromyscus leucopus; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MORTALITY; MOTH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CRICETINAE; HELIANTHUS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 4644370571     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-004-0175-y     Document Type: Article

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