The future of the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata invasion of California: A predictive framework

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 35-50

  Carey, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Entomology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

insect quarantines; invasion biology; medfly

Indexed keywords

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED FLY; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030251390     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(96)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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