Can we predict indirect interactions from quantitative food webs? - An experimental approach

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-118

  Tack, Ayco J M ^a   Gripenberg, Sofia ^a   Roslin, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Apparent mutualism; Delayed density dependent parasitism; Density dependent parasitism; Indirect density mediated interactions; Indirect trait mediated interactions; Spatial scale; Temporal scale

Indexed keywords

APPARENT COMPETITION; CONSPECIFIC; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LEAFMINER; MUTUALISM; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FOOD CHAIN; LEPIDOPTERA; OAK; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; WASP;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; LEPIDOPTERA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; QUERCUS; WASPS;

AGROMYZIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHYLLONORYCTER; QUERCUS ROBUR; TISCHERIA EKEBLADELLA;

EID: 78649990065     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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