Effects of ant competition and bird predation on the spider assemblage of a citrus grove

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-362

  Mestre, L ^a,b   Pinol J ^a,b   Barrientos, J A ^b   Cama, A ^c   Espadaler, X ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Araneae; Interference competition; Intraguild interactions; Multiple exclusion; Non additive effects

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; CITRUS; FORMICIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 84864949557     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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