Experimental evidence for neutral community dynamics governing an insect assemblage

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 847-857

  Siepielski, Adam M ^a   Hung, Keng Lou ^a   Bein, Eben E B ^a   Mcpeek, Mark A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Community structure; Damselflies; Enallagma spp; Littoral zones; Neutral community dynamics; New hampshire; Niche; Species diversity; USA

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DAMSELFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GROWTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LARVA; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; INSECTS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ENALLAGMA; HEXAPODA; ISCHNURA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77950412019     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0609.1     Document Type: Article

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