Morphology of invasion: Body size patterns associated with establishment of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in western North America

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 469-474

  Evans, E W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biological invasions; Body size; Coccinella septempunctata; Coccinella tranversoguttata; Coccinellidae; Exotic species; Habitat distribution; Hippodamia convergens; Hippodamia quinquestignata; Hippodamia sinuata; Hippodamia tredecimpunctata; Interspecific competition; Intraguild

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLA TRANSVERSOGUTTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HIPPODAMIA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; HIPPODAMIA QUINQUESIGNATA; HIPPODAMIA SINUATA; HIPPODAMIA TREDECIMPUNCTATA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034489632     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2000.072     Document Type: Article

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