Effects of a nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the western tent caterpillar on individual performance and population dynamics
Viral diseases are an important feature of fluctuating populations of Lepidoptera. I examined the potential for a nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) to explain the changes in abundance and fecundity observed in populations of the western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma californicum pluviale. Fluctuati...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4753 |