Cryptic Species Discrimination in Western Pine Beetle, <i>Dendroctonus brevicomis</i> LeConte (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Based on Morphological Characters and Geometric Morphometrics
The western pine beetle (WPB), <i>Dendroctonus brevicomis</i> LeConte, is a major mortality agent of pines in North America. A total of 706 adults of WPB from 81 geographical sites were analyzed with traditional and geometric morphometric methods to evaluate the variation of discrete and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/11/377 |