Rapid invasion despite lack of genetic variation in the erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae kim)

Pacific Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-31

  Rubinoff, Daniel ^a   Holland, Brenden S ^a   Shibata, Alexandra ^a   Messing, Russell H ^b   Wright, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Kaua'i Br Agric Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIVERGENCE; EXTINCTION; FITNESS; GALL INSECT; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST DAMAGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RANGE EXPANSION; TAXONOMY; WASP;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CYNIPIDAE; ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON; ERYTHRINA SANDWICENSIS; QUADRASTICHUS;

EID: 77952663897     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/64.1.023     Document Type: Article

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