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Dispersal patterns of an Australian gall‐forming thrips and its host tree ( Oncothrips tepperi and Acacia oswaldii )
Author(s) -
Mcleish Michael J.,
Perry S. P.,
Gruber D.,
Chapman T. W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00496.x
Subject(s) - thrips , biological dispersal , biology , acacia , gall , host (biology) , ecology , tree (set theory) , parasitoid , botany , demography , population , mathematical analysis , mathematics , sociology
. 1. Clark and Evans' nearest‐neighbour method was used to evaluate the distribution pattern of Acacia oswaldii and Oncothrips tepperi populations. 2. A random distribution pattern was supported statistically for both the host trees and trees that were parasitised by O. tepperi . 3. It is therefore likely that dispersal distances of colonising thrips are large enough to be able to traverse the 1 km 2 study site.