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Table 2 Functional response: Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) of four functional response models fitted for 5th-instar nymph and adult female of Dortus primarius when fed on Frankliniella schultzei larvae

From: Biology and functional response of the predator, Dortus primarius (Distant) (Hemiptera: Miridae) preying on Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Functional response models

Dortus primarius

5th Instar

Adult

Type-I

176.6

180.02

Rogers random predator

178.6

182.02

Holling’s type II

178.6

182.02

Hassell type III

169.3

166.22

  1. *A lower value of AIC indicates a better fit