Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

Science56.90
Volume: 356, Issue: 6339, Pages: 742 - 744
Published: May 19, 2017
Abstract
Biotic interactions underlie ecosystem structure and function, but predicting interaction outcomes is difficult. We tested the hypothesis that biotic interaction strength increases toward the equator, using a global experiment with model caterpillars to measure predation risk. Across an 11,660-kilometer latitudinal gradient spanning six continents, we found increasing predation toward the equator, with a parallel pattern of increasing predation...
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Title
Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations
Published Date
May 19, 2017
Journal
Volume
356
Issue
6339
Pages
742 - 744
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