Effect of Conspecific and Heterospecific Feces on Foraging and Oviposition of Two Predatory Ladybirds: Role of Fecal Cues in Predator Avoidance
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 29 (2) , 357-376
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022681928142
Abstract
Growing evidence suggests a flow of chemical information from higher to lower trophic levels that affects foraging and oviposition of ‘prey’ in response to potential risks from predators. This was...Keywords
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