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Geostatistical analysis shows species-specific habitat preferences for parasitoids |
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| Authors: | David J Perović Geoff M Gurr |
| Institution: | 1. Cotton Catchment Communities CRC , Narrabri , Australia;2. School of Agricultural and Wines Sciences , Charles Sturt University , Orange , Australia;3. EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation – A Collaborative Alliance between Charles Sturt University and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries , Orange , Australia |
| Abstract: | Parasitoids are known to inhabit native vegetation on Australian farms but the extent to which they spill-over into nearby crops is not clear. Geostatistical analysis of parasitoid distribution data showed that vegetational preference and spill-over between native vegetation and cotton fields are highly variable, even between congenerics. |
| Keywords: | Trichogramma Telenomus spill-over semivariograms cotton native vegetation |