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Metapopulation Dynamics of the Tephritid Fly Urophora cardui: An Evaluation of Incidence-Function Model Assumptions with Field Data

1. The analysis of metapopulation systems is to a great extent based on presence/absence patterns. It is possible to extract the rates of extinction and colonization from these patterns making several ...
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The Relative Importance of Resources and Natural Enemies in Determining Herbivore Abundance: Thistles, Tephritids and Parasitoids

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. The relative importance of host-plant resources and natural enemies in influencing the abundance of insect herbivores was investigated in ...
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CRP Success Story: D41023 Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to Sterile Insect Technique Application and International Trade ...

Tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the world’s worst pests of agriculture, being of major economic importance in nearly all tropical, subtropical and temperate countries. By laying ...
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Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade

Tephritids are among the worst agricultural plant pests in agriculture and are of major economic importance in nearly all tropical, subtropical and temperate countries worldwide. These pest species ...