Variability in seed cone production and functional response of seed predators to seed cone availability: Support for the predator satiation hypothesis

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 576-583

  Linhart, Yan B ^a   Moreira, Xoaquín ^b,c   Snyder, Marc A ^d   Mooney, Kailen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

^d Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect seed predators; Mast seeding; Pinus ponderosa; Plant herbivore interactions; Predator satiation; Seed cone production; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MASTING; NATURAL SELECTION; SEED PREDATION; SYNCHRONY;

HEXAPODA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 84898782777     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12231     Document Type: Article

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