Dispersal patterns of pest earth mites (Acari: Penthaleidae) in pastures and crops

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1415-1423

  Weeks, A R ^a,b   Turelli, M ^a,c   Hoffmann, A A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dispersal; Halotydeus destructor; Mark recapture experiments; Penthaleus major

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; MITE;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; MITES;

EID: 0034293646     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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