Geostatistical analysis shows species-specific habitat preferences for parasitoids

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-247

  Perović, David J ^a,b   Gurr, Geoff M ^b  

^a Australian Cotton Research Institute   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cotton; native vegetation; semivariograms; spill over; Telenomus; Trichogramma

Indexed keywords

COTTON; GEOSTATISTICS; HABITAT SELECTION; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; VARIOGRAM; WASP;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TELENOMUS; TRICHOGRAMMA;

EID: 84860759970     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2011.650682     Document Type: Article

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