Predation on exposed and leaf-rolling artificial caterpillars in tropical forests of Papua New Guinea

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-341

  Tvardikova, Katerina ^a   Novotny, Vojtech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

ants; birds; Lepidoptera; model caterpillars; parasitoids; predation pressure; primary; rain forest; secondary

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIRD; CATERPILLAR; NATURAL ENEMY; RAINFOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST; WASP;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

AVES; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84872018348     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467412000235     Document Type: Article

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