The influence of habitat quality on the foraging strategies of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-309

  Kruitbos, L M ^a   Heritage, S ^b   Hapca, S ^c   Wilson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Body waving; Foraging; Habitat; Heterorhabditis megidis; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

PEAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HABITAT QUALITY; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MOTHS; MOVEMENT; RHABDITIDA; SOIL;

HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 77949655550     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009991326     Document Type: Article

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