Prey selection by linyphiid spiders: Molecular tracking of the effects of alternative prey on rates of aphid consumption in the field

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3549-3560

  Harwood, James D ^a,c   Sunderland, Keith D ^b   Symondson, William O C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ELISA; Gut content analysis; Monoclonal antibodies; Niche axes; Prey choice; Web location

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; APHIDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPIDERS;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; COLLEMBOLA; ERIGONINAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LINYPHIIDAE; LINYPHIINAE;

EID: 7044239627     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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