Origin of an insect outbreak: Escape in space or time from natural enemies?

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 595-602

  Maron, John L ^a   Harrison, Susan ^b   Greaves, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altered caterpillar phenology; Escape from parasitoids; Insect outbreak; Rapid population growth; Tussock moth caterpillar

Indexed keywords

MOTH; PARASITISM; POPULATION OUTBREAK; PREDATION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LUPINUS ARBOREUS; LYMANTRIIDAE; ORGYIA; ORGYIA VETUSTA;

EID: 0035039430     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000558     Document Type: Article

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