| Literature DB >> 17809372 |
R T Holmes, J C Schultz, P Nothnagle.
Abstract
Exclusion experiments show that birds significantly reduce densities of larval Lepidoptera on forest understory vegetation. When insect densities are already low, bird predation may act both as a population regulator and as a strong agent of natural selection.Year: 1979 PMID： 17809372 DOI： 10.1126/science.206.4417.462
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728