Supraoptimal temperatures influence the range dynamics of a non-native insect

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 813-823

  Tobin, Patrick C ^a   Gray, David R ^b   Liebhold, Andrew M ^a  

^a NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Climate change; Gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar; Range dynamics; Supraoptimal temperature

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; DATA SET; INSECT; NATIVE SPECIES; PIEDMONT; RANGE EXPANSION;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

HEXAPODA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 84902329076     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12197     Document Type: Article

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