Variations in prey consumption of centipede predators in forest soils as indicated by molecular gut content analysis

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1192-1198

  Günther, Babett ^a   Rall, Björn C ^a   Ferlian, Olga ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a   Eitzinger, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHILOPODA; COLLEMBOLA; DIPTERA; LITHOBIUS; LITHOBIUS MUTABILIS; LUMBRICIDAE;

EID: 84920691736     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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