Trees wanted--dead or alive! Host selection and population dynamics in tree-killing bark beetles.
Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) feed and breed in dead or severely weakened host trees. When their population densities are high, some species aggregate on healthy host trees so that their defences may be exhausted and the inner bark successfully colonized, killing the tree in t...
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| Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a98faec3ea214089824c38d6358dd85a |
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