Analysis of the predator community of a subterranean herbivorous insect based on polymerase chain reaction

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2157-2166

  Lundgren, Jonathan G ^a   Ellsbury, Michael E ^a   Prischmann, Deirdre A ^b  

^a NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diabrotica virgifera; DNA analysis; Feeding guilds; Generalist predators; Gut content analysis; Predator conservation; QPCR; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DNA; FOOD WEB; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERBIVORE; INSECT; PEST SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; INSECT; LARVA; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATION; SPIDER; TIME;

ANIMALS; DNA; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; LARVA; MITES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; LYCOSIDAE; OPILIONES; POECILUS CHALCITES; SCARITES QUADRICEPS; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 71549128998     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1882.1     Document Type: Article

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