Native and exotic pests of eucalyptus: A worldwide perspective

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2011, Pages 181-201

  Paine, Timothy D ^a   Steinbauer, Martin J ^b   Lawson, Simon A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

host plant shift; host range expansion; invasive species; plantation forestry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EUCALYPTUS; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EUCALYPTUS; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78650865192     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120709-144817     Document Type: Review

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