Food web associations among generalist predators and biological control agents of Melaleuca quinquenervia
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- 作者：Philip W. Tippinga ; philip.tipping@ars.usda.gov" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Melissa R. Martinb ; 1 ; Kayla R. Nimmoc ; Matthew D. Smarta ; Emily W. Weard
- 关键词：Path analysis ; Intraguild predation ; Food webs ; Generalist predators
- 刊名：Biological Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：101
- 期：Complete
- 页码：52-58
- 全文大小：615 K
文摘
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Generalist predators had little influence on two biological control agents.
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Coccinellids and pentatomids reduced densities of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae and Oxyops vitiosa, respectively.
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There was no evidence of mutualism between a subsocial spider and B. melaleucae.
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High levels of interactions among predators were evident within the food web.