Coexistence, exclusion, or neutrality? A meta-analysis of competition between Aedes albopictus and resident mosquitoes

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 325-351

  Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Aedes triseriatus; competitive effect; competitive response; container dwelling mosquitoes; interspecific competition

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; RESIDENT POPULATION; SURVIVORSHIP;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

EID: 81755176844     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.55.3-4.325     Document Type: Article

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