A random survival forest illustrates the importance of natural enemies compared to host plant quality on leaf beetle survival rates

A random survival forest illustrates the importance of natural enemies compared to host plant quality on leaf beetle survival rates

Abstract Background Wetlands are habitats where variation in soil moisture content and associated environmental conditions can strongly affect the survival of herbivorous insects by changing host plant quality and natural enemy densities. In this study, we combined natural enemy exclusion experiment...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Verschut, Peter A. Hambäck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Galerucella sagittariae
Host selection
Leaf nutrients
Natural enemy
Oviposition
Parasitism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-018-0187-7

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