Persistent, localized outbreaks in the western tussock moth Orgyia vetusta: The roles of resource quality, predation and poor dispersal

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-166

  Harrison, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; flightlessness; insect outbreaks; lupins; population dynamics; tussock moths

Indexed keywords

ORGYIA VETUSTA; FABACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LUPINUS ARBOREUS; LYMANTRIIDAE;

DISPERSAL; POPULATION OUTBREAK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN TUSSOCK MOTH;

EID: 0030618232     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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