Short- and long-range dispersal of medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Dipt., Tephritidae), and its invasive potential

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 518-523

  Meats, A ^a   Smallridge, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Cauchy; Power distribution; Quarantine; Surveillance; Trapping

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; DISPERSAL; FLY; LONGEVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; TRAPPING;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34548174722     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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