Effect of prey-taxis on biological control of the two-spotted spider mite - A numerical approach

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 598-610

  Chakraborty, Aspriha ^a   Singh, Manmohan ^a   Ridland, Peter ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Estimation of parameters; Predator prey; Prey taxis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; DATA SETS; ECONOMIC THRESHOLD; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LOTKA-VOLTERRA; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; POPULATION DENSITIES; PREDATOR - PREY SYSTEM; PREDATOR POPULATIONS; PREDATOR-PREY; PREY-TAXIS; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TIME-SCALE; TWO-SPOTTED SPIDER MITE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

MAMMALS;

EID: 67549112288     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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