Can predators assess the quality of their prey's resource?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 883-890

  Williams, Amanda C ^a   Flaxman, Samuel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Coccinella septempunctata; Ideal free distribution; Optimal habitat selection strategy; Patch quality; Pea aphid; Predator prey interaction; Seven spotted lady beetle

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; LEGUME; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; REAL TIME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FABACEAE; HEMIPTERA; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84858752478     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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