Modeling distributions of flying insects: Effective attraction radius of pheromone in two and three dimensions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Byers, John A ^a  

^a US ARID LAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Active space; Computer simulation; Mass trapping; Mating disruption; Pheromone plume

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ALGORITHM; ATTRACTANT; BAIT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EQUATION; INSECT; PHEROMONE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INSECT; MATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 56949089114     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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