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Modelling global insect pest species assemblages to determine risk of invasion

  1. S. P. WORNER1,
  2. MURIEL GEVREY2

Article first published online: 29 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01202.x

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Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volume 43, Issue 5, pages 858–867, October 2006

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WORNER, S. P. and GEVREY, M. (2006), Modelling global insect pest species assemblages to determine risk of invasion. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43: 858–867. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01202.x

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  1. 1

    National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand; and

  2. 2

    Univerity Paul Sabatier, UMR-CNRS LADYBIO, Toulouse, France

* Dr S. P. Worner, National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, Ecology and Entomology Group, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand (fax +64 3325 3844; e-mail worner@lincoln.ac.nz).

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  1. Issue published online: 29 JUN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 29 JUN 2006
  3. Received 4 August 2005; final copy received 30 April 2006Editor: Phil Hulme

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