East meets west: Adaptive evolution of an insect introduced for biological control

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 948-956

  Phillips, C B ^a   Baird, D B ^a   Iline, I I ^a   McNeill, M R ^a   Proffitt, J R ^a   Goldson, S L ^a   Kean, J M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Founder population; Intraspecific variation; Listronotus; Local adaptation; Microctonus; Parasitoids; Species introduction

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOTYPE; CROP PEST; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NATURAL ENEMY; NATURAL SELECTION; PARASITOID; WASP;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA; LISTRONOTUS; MICROCTONUS;

EID: 42949123854     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01461.x     Document Type: Article

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