Good example of spatial and temporal competition and how they affect population size.

Debouzie, D., A. Heizmann, E. Desouhant, and F. Menu. 1996. Interference at several temporal and spatial scales between two chestnut insects. Oecologia 108: 151-158.

Discusses the sensitivity of scaling in detecting interspecific competition. A good study of interference competition.

Denno, R. F., M. S. McClure, and J. R. Ott. 1995. Interspecific interactions in phytophagous insects: competition reexamined and resurrected. Annual Review in Entomology 40: 297-331.

Comprehensive overview of competition with lots of references.

Edwards, P. J. and S. D. Wratten. 1983. Wound induced defenses in plants and their consequences for patterns of insect grazing. Oecologia 59: 88-93.

Gives information more from plant’s phytochemical perspective. Many references for other plants that "react" to insects.

Faeth, S. H. 1986. Indirect interactions between temporally separated herbivores mediated by the host plant. Ecology 67(2): 479-494.

Phytochemical changes in host plant are induced by herbivores, thereby mediating competition. Interesting paper.

Faeth, S. H. 1988. Plant-mediated interactions between seasonal herbivores: enough for evolution or coevolution? In "Chemical Mediation of Coevolution" (K.C. Spencer, ed.), Chapter 13: 391-414. Academic Press, New York.

Overview of asymmetric competition discussed in an evolutionary context. Valuable references.

Fowler, S. V. and J. H. Lawton. 1985. Rapidly induced defenses and the talking trees: the devil’s advocate position. American Naturalist 126(2): 181-195.

Very interesting perspective questioning the role of host plants in mediating competition.

Hartley, S. E. and J. H. Lawton. 1987. Effects of different types of damage on the chemistry of birch foliage, and the responses of birch feeding insects. Oecologia 74: 432-437.

"Are foliar chemical changes really to repel insects? Some insects may actually prefer the damaged leaves." Good discussion on inducible defenses.

Inbar, M., A. Eshel, & D. Wool. 1995. Interspecific competition among phloem-feeding insects mediated by induced host-plant sinks. Ecology 76(5): 1506-1515.

An interesting study of exploitative competition; use of 14C labeling to trace food supply.

Brief reminder on the definition of "coevolution" and its misuses.

Karban, R. 1986. Interspecific competition between folivorous insects on Erigeron glaucus. Ecology 67(4): 1063-1072.

A quick and easy example of asymmetric competition. Gives a "to the point" introduction of the questions and ecological factors involved with insect-plant interactions.

Lawton, J. H. and M. P. Hassell. 1981. Asymmetrical competition in insects. Nature 289: 793-795.

Concise introduction to amensalism in insects. Provides a table with field examples.

Lawton, J. H. and D. R. Strong, Jr. 1981. Community patterns and competition in folivorous insects. American Naturalist 118: (3)317-338.

"Interspecific competition is too rare to structure communities of insects on plants." Good references.

Masters, G. J. and V. K. Brown. 1992. Plant-mediated interactions between two spatially separated insects. Functional Ecology 6: 175-179.

Provides an example of "contramensalism", or a "plus-minus" interaction, between a leaf miner and a root-chewer.

Moran, N. A. and T. G. Whitham. 1990. Interspecific competition between root-feeding and leaf-galling aphids mediated by host-plant resistance. Ecology 71(3): 1050-1058.

An example of spatial and temporal asymmetric competition. Defense ability of host determines impact of host itself and on competitors.

Schoener, T. W. 1983. Field experiments on interspecific competition. American Naturalist 122(2): 240-285.

Comprehensive essay. Helpful for background and references.

Shorrocks, B., J. Rosewell, and K. Edwards. 1984. Interspecific competition is not a major organizing force in many insect communities. Nature 310: 310-311.

Brief article on competition and its possible insignificant role in community structure. Competition experiment using Drosophila.

Strong, D. R., Jr., J. H. Lawton, and R. Southwood. 1984. "Insects on Plants. Community Patterns and Mechanisms." Blackwell, Oxford.

Great text for comprehensive overview of field.

West, C. 1985. Factors underlying the late seasonal appearance of the lepidopterous leaf-mining guild on oak. Ecological Entomology 10: 111-120.

A straightforward analysis of an example of temporal competition. Useful for methods and results.