Why does longleaf pine have low susceptibility to southern pine beetle?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1966-1977

  Martinson, Sharon ^a   Hofstetter, Richard W ^b   Ayres, Matthew P ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS ZIMMERMANN; OLEORESIN FLOW; P. PALUSTRIS;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; COEVOLUTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; PEST DAMAGE; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT DEFENSE; RESIN; WOUNDING;

INSECTS; PINUS; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS TAEDA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 38149108143     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-066     Document Type: Article

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