Molecular gut-content analysis of a predator assemblage reveals the effect of habitat manipulation on biological control in the field

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-161

  Szendrei, Zsofia ^a   Greenstone, Matthew H ^a   Payton, Mark E ^b   Weber, Donald C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Cover crop; DNA detectability half life; Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Mulch; PCR; Target prey

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; LEBIA GRANDIS; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; PERILLUS BIOCULATUS; PODISUS MACULIVENTRIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 76749171714     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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