Densities of the milfoil weevil (euhrychiopsis iecontei) on native and exotic watermilfoils

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Tamayo, Mariana ^a   Grue, Christian E ^a   Hamel, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

LAKE CORRAL; LAKE SAWYER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ACHILLEA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUHRYCHIOPSIS; EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 2442713012     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2004.9664533     Document Type: Article

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