How do biological control and hybridization affect enemy escape?

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-370

  Blair, A C ^a   Schaffner, U ^b   Hafliger P ^b   Meyer, S K ^a   Hufbauer, R A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeographical approach; Biological control; Centaurea diffusa; Centaurea maculosa; Centaurea stoebe; Diffuse knapweed; Enemy escape; Hybridization; Invasion; Larinus minutus; Spotted knapweed

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; LARINUS MINUTUS;

EID: 48449097924     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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