Journal article
Dummy caterpillars as a simple method to assess predation rates on invertebrates in a tropical agroecosystem
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Vol.131(3), pp.325-329
2009
Abstract
This technical note details a simple method to assess predation using plasticine shaped to resemble caterpillars. We describe an application of the artifical prey technique in a Ugandan cotton field, where predation by arthropods, birds and small mammals was assessed. We discuss a range of aspects of the plasticine caterpillar approach useful for researchers considering this method.
Details
- Title
- Dummy caterpillars as a simple method to assess predation rates on invertebrates in a tropical agroecosystem
- Authors
- Andrew Howe (Author) - University of CopenhagenGabor L. Lövei (Author) - Aarhus UniversityGösta Nachman (Author) - University of Copenhagen
- Publication details
- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Vol.131(3), pp.325-329
- Publisher
- Blackwell-Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00860.x
- ISSN
- 1570-7458
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99659595402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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