Variation in counterattack effect against a phytoseiid predator between two forms of the social spider mite, Stigmaeopsis miscanthi

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-342

  Yano, Junya ^a   Saito, Yutaka ^a   Chittenden, Anthony R ^a   Sato, Yukie ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communal sociality; Counterattack; Male to male aggression; Phytoseiidae; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; STIGMAEOPSIS MISCANTHI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYPHLODROMUS BAMBUSAE;

EID: 79955041177     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0265-6     Document Type: Article

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