Chao Li

A dynamic host selection model for mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins

The link between individual habitat selection decisions (i.e., mechanism) and the resulting population distributions of dispersing organisms (i.e., outcome) has been little-studied …

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An individual model of host selection for mountain pine beetle

Reproduction in mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) is contingent upon successful search for and attack of a suitable host tree (Pinus spp., especially lodgepole …

alex-m-chubaty

Beetles pine for lodgepole homes: mountain pine beetle's search for a host

Reproduction in Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is contingent upon successful search for and colonization of suitable host trees. Field data, collected from a 1.42 …

alex-m-chubaty

Using game theory to evaluate host acceptance decisions in mountain pine beetle

Mountain Pine Beetle, a native species of North American forests, searches out and colonizes live trees such as lodgepole pine. Female beetles have a limited period of time to find …

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