Invader Competition with Local Competitors: Displacement or Coexistence among the Invasive Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), and Two Other Major Stored-Grain Beetles?

Invader Competition with Local Competitors: Displacement or Coexistence among the Invasive Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), and Two Other Major Stored-Grain Beetles?

Local potential competitor species are important determinants of the invasibility of an environment even when widely recognized invasive species are concerned since it may compromise its establishment. Thus, the outcome of the direct competition among the invasive khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium...

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Main Authors: Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Christos G. Athanassiou, Raul N. C. Guedes, Johanna D. Drempela, Maria C. Boukouvala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
insects’ competition
species displacement
competitive exclusion
species co-existence
storedproducts
quarantine species
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01837/full

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