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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Main Author: Rothman, Lorne David
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4753

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