Modelling the range expansion of the Tiger mosquito in a Mediterranean Island accounting for imperfect detection

Modelling the range expansion of the Tiger mosquito in a Mediterranean Island accounting for imperfect detection

Abstract Backgrounds Aedes albopictus (Diptera; Culicidae) is a highly invasive mosquito species and a competent vector of several arboviral diseases that have spread rapidly throughout the world. Prevalence and patterns of dispersal of the mosquito are of central importance for an effective control...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Tavecchia, Miguel-Angel Miranda, David Borrás, Mikel Bengoa, Carlos Barceló, Claudia Paredes-Esquivel, Carl Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Tiger mosquito
Site-occupancy model
Population dynamics
Invasion
Range expansion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0217-x

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