Unexpected ecological effects of distributing the exotic weevil, Larinus planus (F.), for the biological control of Canada thistle

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 717-727

  Louda, Sváa M ^a   O'Brien, Charles W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NONTARGET ORGANISM; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; CIRSIUM UNDULATUM; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LARINUS PLANUS; RHINOCYLLUS CONICUS;

EID: 0036272956     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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