Dispersal dynamics: Distribution of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

This article studies coccinellid dispersal in heterogeneous environments using some hypotheses on dispersal rates that correspond to empirical observations. It is assumed that emigration rates increase with decreasing patch payoff that is measured either as the number of aphids per a lady beetle, or...

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Main Author: Vlastimil KŘIVAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2008-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200803-0006_Dispersal_dynamics_Distribution_of_lady_beetles_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae.php