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1. Genetic variation in Melaleuca quinquenervia affects the biocontrol agent Oxyops vitiosa

Description:
Paper presented at the Invasive Plants in Natural and Manage Systems (IPINMAS) Conference held November 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Author:
Dray, F.A. Jr. , Bennett, B.D. , Center, T.D. , Wheeler, G.S. , Madeira, P.T.
Subject:
Melaleuca quinquenervia , introduced plants , invasive species , Oxyops vitiosa , biological control agents , genetic variation
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

2. Modeling the influence of resource availability on population densities of Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of the invasive tree Melaleuca quinquenervia

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Pratt, P.D. , Rayamajhi, M.B. , Van, T.K. , Center, T.D.
Subject:
Melaleuca quinquenervia , invasive species , biological control , biological control agents , introduced species , Oxyops vitiosa , population density , seasonal variation , larvae , correlation , phenology , leaf development , plant ecology , tree trunk , diameter
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

3. Phylogenetic relationships, species limits, and host specificity of gall-forming Fergusonina flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) feeding on Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Scheffer, S.J. , Giblin-Davis, R.M. , Taylor, G.S. , Davies, K.A. , Purcell, M. , Lewis, M.L. , Goolsby, J. , Center, T.D.
Subject:
genes , cytochrome-c oxidase , Diptera , mitochondrial DNA , nucleotide sequences , molecular systematics , insect taxonomy , phylogeny , food plants , host specificity , Melaleuca , galls , biological control agents , geographical variation , Queensland
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004