Are Altica carduorum and Altica cirsicola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) different species? Implications for the release of A. cirsicola for the biocontrol of Canada thistle in Canada

Biological Control

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 306-314

  Laroche, André ^a   DeClerck Floate, R A ^a   LeSage, L ^b   Floate, K D ^a   Demeke, Tigst ^a,c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Central Experimental Farm   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altica carduorum; Altica cirsicola; Canada thistle; Cirsium arvense; DNA fingerprinting; hybridization; morphometrics; RAPD analysis; species identification; weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

ALTICA; ALTICA CARDUORUM; ALTICA CIRSICOLA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0030174949     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0039     Document Type: Article

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