Ecologists have historically represented consumer–resource interactions with boxes and
arrows. A key assumption of this conceptualization is that all individuals inside a box are …

Although cannibalism is ubiquitous in food webs and frequent in systems where a predator
and its prey also share a common resource (intraguild predation, IGP), its impacts on …

The relationship between omnivory and stability has been the subject of a longstanding
debate in ecology. Early theory predicted that omnivory would decrease the probability of …

Realistic functional responses are required for accurate model predictions at the community
level. However, controversy remains regarding which types of dependencies need to be …

Cannibalistic and asymmetrical behavioral interactions between stages are common within
stage‐structured predator populations. Such direct interactions between predator stages can …

Many ecological processes contribute to regulating the distributions and abundances of
odonate species. In local populations, mortality imposed by predators (including …

The prevalence of inherently unstable intraguild (IG) predation in natural systems suggests
that many biotic and abiotic factors, including habitat complexity and population size …

As conspicuous predators throughout ontogeny, dytiscids are central to freshwater food
webs, particularly in lentic systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval dytiscids …

Predator body size often indicates predation risk, but its significance in non-consumptive
effects (NCEs) and predator risk assessment has been largely understudied. Although …

Dragonfly larvae were sampled in Little Creek, Greenville, SC. The distributions of five
common species were described relative to sediment type, body size, and the presence of …