Modelling a forest lepidopteran: Phenological plasticity determines voltinism which influences population dynamics

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 117-131

  Steinbauer, Martin J ^a,b   Kriticos, Darren J ^b   Lukacs, Zoltan ^c   Clarke, Anthony R ^d  

^a Co Oper Res Ctr Sustainable P ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Grains Research and Development Corporation   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

DYMEX ; Eucalyptus; Insect management; Metapopulations; Mnesampela privata; Seasonal phenology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FOREST LEPIDOPTERAN; PLANTATION; VOLTINISM;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VOLTINISM;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; ECOLOGY; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; SIMULATION;

EUCALYPTUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 3543150134     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.041     Document Type: Article

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