The conceptual and practical implications of interpreting diet breadth mechanistically in generalist predatory insects

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 737-763

  Finlay Doney, Mary ^a   Walter, Gimme H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autecology; Behaviour; Biological control; Cues; Ecological generalist; Insect; Mechanism; Plant interactions; Polyphagy; Predator; Prey recognition

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DIET; GENERALIST; NICHE BREADTH; OPTIMIZATION; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84869809987     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01991.x     Document Type: Review

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