Use of a geographic information system to explore spatial variation in pathogen virulence and the implications for biological control of locusts and grasshoppers

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-208

  Klass, Justine I ^a   Blanford, Simon ^a   Thomas, Matthew B ^a,b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body temperature model; Dociostaurus maroccanus; GIS; Insect pathogen interaction; Locustana pardalina; Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum; Nomadacris septemfasciata; Oedaleus senegalensis; Thermoregulation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DOCIOSTAURUS MAROCCANUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LOCUSTANA PARDALINA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM; NOMADACRIS; OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 34447515362     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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