Invasive leaf resources alleviate density dependence in the invasive mosquito, Aedes albopictus

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2319-2328

  Reiskind, Michael H ^a   Zarrabi, Ali A ^a   Lounibos, L Philip ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian tiger mosquito; Australian pine; Brazilian pepper; Florida; Live oak; Vector

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COASTAL ZONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE VECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF; MOSQUITO; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVORSHIP; URBAN AREA;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; PALM BEACH COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; SCHINUS;

EID: 77953957849     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9646-6     Document Type: Article

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