Seasonal, spatial and diel partitioning of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) predators and predation in alfalfa fields

Biological Control

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Ximenez Embun, Miguel G ^a,b   Zaviezo, Tania ^b   Grez, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Aphid predators; Niche partitioning; Species coexistence; Trophic niche complementarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887715014     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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