Symposium: Insect Behavioral Ecology--'91: Functional Response, Reproductive Function and Movement Rate of a Grazing Herbivore: The Citrus Rust Mite on the Orange

Authors

  • J. C. Allen
  • Y. Yang
  • J. L. Knapp
  • P. A. Stansly

Abstract

A model of the attack rate for a grazing herbivore, the citrus rust mite, is obtained as a Type 2 functional response analogous to Holling's disc equation. The attack rate is given by A@? = cx@? 1 + ct@

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1992-03-01

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Literature Review Articles