Impact of avian and arthropod predation on lepidopteran caterpillar densities and plant productivity in an ephemeral agroecosystem

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Body size evolution in insects with different colouration strategies: the role of predation risk (2009, unknown): “5cm) Artogeia caterpillars survived several magnitudes better on bird-excluded broccoli plants compared with control plants, while no such difference was found in small or medium larvae (Hooks et al. 2003).”
Quantifying predation on folivorous insect larvae: the perspective of life‐history evolution (2011, methodology): “5 cm) caterpillars was reduced in plots allowing avian predation, while no such effect was evident for smaller individuals (Medina & Barbosa, 2002; Hooks et al., 2003).”
Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds (2008, background): “2004) to ephemeral Brassica (broccoli, cauliflower) fields (Hooks et al. 2003).”
Bird Predation On Spiders: Ecological Mechanisms And Evolutionary Consequences (2007, background): “It was also concluded that birds were the most important predators on the caterpillars in the study system (Hooks et al. 2003).”