Early instar mortality of a forest pest caterpillar: which mortality sources increase during an outbreak crash?

Article

Abstract: Collapses of insect pest outbreaks are often attributed to delayed density dependence of predation.

Palabras claves:

Boreal forest, exclusion experiment, extrinsic mortality, forest insect, Forest tent caterpillar, insect outbreak, intrinsic mortality, Lasiocampidae, Malacosoma disstria, marginal mortality, Natural enemies, Population dynamics

Autores:

Caron A.S., Emma Despland, Jarry J.J.

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