Climatic-requirements models of cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) to prioritise areas for exploration and release of biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Rafter, M A ^a   Wilson, A J ^a   Wilmot Senaratne, K A D ^a   Dhileepan, K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent prioritisation; Agent selection; Biological control; CLIMEX; Predictive models

Indexed keywords

BIGNONIACEAE; MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI;

EID: 37349089150     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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