Title

Flow cytometric analysis of ploidy levels in two seed-infesting Megastigmus species: applications to sex ratio and species determination at the larval stage.

Authors

Boivin, Thomas; Candau, Jean-Noël

Abstract

The article focuses on the flow cytometric analysis of ploidy levels applied to sex ration and species determination at the larval stage. Biological invasions have been widely associated with severe changes in both ecological and economic components of ecosystems. Increasing worldwide exchange of tree materials is a critical factor favouring biological invasions through considerable extensions of the distribution range of forest insects.

Subjects

NATURAL selection; NONINDIGENOUS pests; INSECT sex ratio; SEX ratio; SPECIES; FOREST insects; TREE diseases & pests

Publication

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2007, Vol 124, Issue 1, p125

ISSN

0013-8703

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00576.x