Publication details
An updated perspective on spiders as generalist predators in biological control
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Oecologia |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-018-4313-1 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4313-1 |
| Keywords | Araneae; Agroecosystem; Food-web; Functional trait; Niche; Pest |
| Description | We review their functional traits that influence food-web dynamics and pest suppression at organisational levels ranging from individuals to communities. At the individual and population levels, we focus on hunting strategy, body size, life stage, nutritional target, and personality (i.e., consistent inter-individual differences in behaviour). |