ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
cannibalism
;
coexistence
;
competition
;
enclosures
;
Odonata
;
predation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Field experiments using small replicated enclosures focused on interactions between larval populations of Epitheca cynosura and Ladona deplanata (Odonata: Anisoptera) — two species that emerge in early spring. The presence of Epitheca reduced the total biomass of Ladona, but Ladona had no significant effect on Epitheca. These early-emerging species reduced the biomass of small instars of late-emerging Anisoptera which colonized enclosures during the experiments; and the late-emerging Anisoptera seem to have inhibited colonization by Zygoptera larvae. Results are consistent with the importance of predatory (cannibalism or mutual predation) interactions in this community.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00010890
