Community structure and reproductive biology of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) associated with Macaronesian Euphorbia shrubs

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-80

  Jordal, Bjarte H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Communal nesting; Component communities; Euphorbia; Macaronesia; Mating system; Niche partitioning; Scolytinae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEAD WOOD; HOST SELECTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MACARONESIA;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA; EUPHORBIA CANARIENSE; EUPHORBIA ECHINUS; EUPHORBIA LAMARCKII; EUPHORBIA LONGIFOLIA; LAEMOPHLOEIDAE; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 32444438619     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.012     Document Type: Article

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