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Plant structure and the searching efficiency of coccinellid larvae

✍ Scribed by M. C. Carter; D. Sutherland; A. F. G. Dixon

Book ID
104752116
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
358 KB
Volume
63
Category
Article
ISSN
0029-8549

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✦ Synopsis

| 1. To determine the effect of plant structure on the searching efficiency of Coccinella septempunctata L. larvae, their functional response on pea and bean plants was compared. 2. The attack coefficient a was lower on pea than on bean plants. 3. This was not due to a difference in the coincidence of prey distribution and predator searching effort, but was due to larvae falling off the smooth leaves of pea plants significantly more frequently than off bean plants. 4. It was concluded that plant structure is an important factor in determining the quality of a habitat for coccinellids.

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