Overcoming seasonally fluctuating resources: Bruchid predation of mesquite (Prosopis) seed in dung

Biological Control

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-365

  Van Klinken, R D ^a   White, A J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bruchidae; Invasive plants; Leguminoseae; Plant animal interactions; Post dispersal predation; Prosopis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCHINAE; PROSOPIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 82955198506     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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