title: Size-dependent cannibalism in noctuid caterpillars.
abstract: The effects of relative body size and conspecific density on cannibalism in the caterpillar Litoprosopus futilis were examined in simple container experiment. The results of the experiments and field observations indicate that the opportunity to consume live conspecific is afforded only when there is a physical advantage of large size.
authors.affiliation: Meeman Biological Field Station, Memphis State University, 38152, Memphis, TN, USA.|Department of Biology, Memphis State University, 38152, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Raymond D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Semlitsch
authors.affiliation: Division of Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina, 29150, Sumter, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: West
keywords: Body size; Cannibalism; Caterpillar; Density; Litoprosopus futilis