The invasive Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell 1870 (Araneae: Theridiidae): Current and potential distributions, and likely impacts

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1003-1019

  Vink, Cor J ^a,b   Derraik, José G B ^c,e   Phillips, Craig B ^a   Sirvid, Phil J ^d  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^d MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity threat; CLIMEX; GIS; Human health; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; INBREEDING; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHELTER; SPIDER;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; NEW PLYMOUTH; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; OSAKA [KINKI]; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LATRODECTUS HASSELTI; PRODONTRIA MODESTA; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 79952615994     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9885-6     Document Type: Article

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