Oviposition of the Fir Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus urussovi Fisch.) on the Tree Stem: Analysis Using Models of Random Point Fields
The fir sawyer beetle is a xylophagous species that develops outbreaks in boreal coniferous forests. Females deposit single eggs under the bark through slotted holes that they make by their mandibles. These oviposition scars are clearly visible while the tree is alive. Larvae feed on phloem and sapw...
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Language: | English |
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Siberian Federal University
2015-03-01
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Series: | Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология |
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Online Access: | http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/bitstream/2311/16858/1/04_Sekretenko.pdf |