Preference of a native beetle for “exoticism,” characteristics that contribute to invasive success of Costelytra zealandica (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Widespread replacement of native ecosystems by productive land sometimes results in the outbreak of a native species. In New Zealand, the introduction of exotic pastoral plants has resulted in diet alteration of the native coleopteran species, Costelytra zealandica (White) (Scarabaeidae) such that t...

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Autores principales: Lefort, Marie-Caroline, Boyer, Stéphane, Vereijssen, Jessica, Sprague, Rowan, Glare, Travis R., Worner, Susan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
Materias:
Biodiversity
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644985
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1454

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644985
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1454

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