Prolonged Diapause of Specialist Seed-Feeders Makes Predator Satiation Unstable in Masting of Quercus crispula

Quercus crispula (=Q. mongolica var. grosseserrata) is the predominant tree species in cool temperate, mixed broadleaf/conifer forests in northern Japan. We compared 11 years of data on acorn production in a population of Q. crispula, with data on seed-insect populations, to try to answer the follow...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oecologia 2003-11, Vol.137 (3), p.392-398
Hauptverfasser:	MAETO, Kaoru, OZAKI, Kennichi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alternate bearing Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autocorrelation Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Climate models Coleoptera Coniferous forests Demecology Diapause Forest ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Insect larvae Insects Larva Larvae Phytophagous insects Plant Animal Interactions Plant species Plants and fungi Plants, Edible Population Dynamics Predators Predatory Behavior Protozoa. Invertebrata Quercus - growth & development Relative abundance Satiation Seeds - growth & development Weevils
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