Non-Native Ambrosia Beetles as Opportunistic Exploiters of Living but Weakened Trees.

Exotic Xylosandrus spp. ambrosia beetles established in non-native habitats have been associated with sudden and extensive attacks on a diverse range of living trees, but factors driving their shift from dying/dead hosts to living and healthy ones are not well understood. We sought to characterize t...

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Main Authors: Christopher M Ranger, Peter B Schultz, Steven D Frank, Juang H Chong, Michael E Reding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4489854?pdf=render

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