Is arthropod predation exclusively satiation-driven?
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A question is raised on whether predation in a predatory arthropod can be explained from satiation-driven behavior alone, or if behavior is also influenced by the density of prey other than via the effect of prey ingestion on satiation. The model predictions are subsequently tested against longer-term predation experiments carried out at high and low prey densities.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2005
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Life-history trade-off in two predators species sharing the same prey: a study on cassava-inhabiting mites
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The prey and predator populations in apices and on the leaves of cassava plants in the field are examined for the determination of the prey densities experienced by two predator species in their micro-environment. The age-specific fecundity and survival of the two predators under three prey density regimes are measured.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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Dynamics of refuge use: diurnal, vertical migration by predatory and herbivorous mites within cassava plants
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The dynamics of refuge use of a predatory mite (Typhlodromalus aripo) and its consequences for an herbivorous mite (Mononychellus tanajoa) on cassava plants in Benin, West Africa, are investigated. How herbivores and predatory arthropods respond to and affect each other in and outside the refuge is discussed.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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