Stage-structured competition and the cyclic dynamics of host-parasitoid populations
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Stage-structured competition and the cyclic dynamics of host–parasitoid populations
1. Cyclic dynamics of various periods are pervasive in many insect populations where interactions with natural enemies are known to be important. How stage-structured processes within the host population, such as competition and cannibalism, affect these interactions has received little attention so far. 2. Using the well-studied laboratory host–parasitoid system of Plodia interpunctella and Ve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Ecology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-8790,1365-2656
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00846.x