Dynamic behavior of Douglas-fir tussock moth populations in the pacific northwest

Forest Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 182-191

  Mason, Richard R ^a  

^a Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect defoliators; natural regulation; outbreaks; population models; time series analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029810626     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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