Density-dependent population dynamics in Aedes aegypti slow the spread of wMel Wolbachia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 785-793

  Hancock, Penelope A ^a   White, Vanessa L ^b   Callahan, Ashley G ^b   Godfray, Charles H J ^a   Hoffmann, Ary A ^b   Ritchie, Scott A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistical model; biocontrol; demography; dengue; density dependence; fitness; invasion; population dynamics; vector borne; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DENGUE FEVER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDOSYMBIONT; FITNESS; MOSQUITO; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BACTERIA; CAPACITY; COMPONENTS; DENSITY; DYNAMICS; FOOD; RELEASE; RESOURCES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84995607581     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12620     Document Type: Article

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