The occurrence and persistence of nuclear polyhedrosis virus in fluctuating populations of tent caterpillars
To determine the dynamics of infection by nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) in western and forest tent caterpillars, Malacosoma californicum pluviale (Dyar) and Malacosoma disstria (Hbn), I developed and tested a DNA dotblot hybridization assay for this system. The level of infection detected by...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7375 |