| Literature DB >> 28307081 |
D J Reed1, M Begon1, D J Thompson1.
Abstract
The effects of host cannibalism on a host-parasitoid system were explored through experiment and modelling. In individual encounters between parasitized and unparasitized Plodia interpunctella larvae, parasitized larvae were more likely to be cannibalized. Inclusion of this differential cannibalism into a simple Lotka-Volterra-type model of host-parasitoid population dynamics generates alternative stable states-including stable coexistence and extinction of the parasitoid - which depend on starting conditions. Possible mechanisms for differential cannibalism, and its implications for studies of host-parasitoid populations and biological control programmes are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Biological control; Cannibalism; Plodia interpunctella; Population dynamics; Venturia canescens
Year: 1996 PMID: 28307081 DOI: 10.1007/BF00328545
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oecologia ISSN: 0029-8549 Impact factor: 3.225