Responses of generalist invertebrate predators to pupal densities of autumnal and winter moths under field conditions

: Heisswolf A, Klemola N, Ammunet T, Klemola T

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

: 2009

Ecological Entomology

ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

: ECOL ENTOMOL

: 34

: 6

: 709

: 717

: 9

: 0307-6946

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01121.x

As a consequence, the population dynamics of autumnal moths might be less affected by generalist invertebrate predators than those of winter moths, as autumnal moths seem able to escape from the regulating influence of generalist predators at much lower population densities than winter moths.

Ecology, evolutionary biology