Changing dynamics of the pine beauty moth (Panolis flammea) in Britain: The loss of enemy free space?

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Hicks, Barry J ^a   Leather, Simon R ^b   Watt, Allan D ^c  

^a Department of Physics   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enemy free space; Natural enemies; Panolis flammea; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PANOLIS FLAMMEA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 47149101942     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00382.x     Document Type: Review

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