2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.04.015
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Investigating the poor performance of heather beetle, Lochmaea suturalis (Thompson) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), as a weed biocontrol agent in New Zealand: Has genetic bottlenecking resulted in small body size and poor winter survival?

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“…Species utilized for biological control are subject to both these processes, depending on their natural history and interactions. Newly introduced populations of biological control organisms often undergo bottlenecks, where a relatively small sample of founder individuals from a larger population is introduced into a novel environment [17,[75][76][77][78].…”
Section: Population Size Changementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Species utilized for biological control are subject to both these processes, depending on their natural history and interactions. Newly introduced populations of biological control organisms often undergo bottlenecks, where a relatively small sample of founder individuals from a larger population is introduced into a novel environment [17,[75][76][77][78].…”
Section: Population Size Changementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nevertheless, there is evidence that the low success of some biological control programs could be due to loss of genetic variability (Fauvergue et al, 2012;Fowler et al, 2015;Homchan et al, 2014;Stouthamer et al, 1992;Taylor et al 2011). Thus, natural enemies are suitable biological models to investigate the biology of small populations, which can be useful for the development of mass-rearing protocols and introduction strategies (Fauvergue et al, 2012;Hufbauer and Roderick, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of them, elytral length has been frequently used for studies of coleopteran body size (e.g., Schmitz et al 2000 , Smith et al 2000 , Hernández et al 2011 , Knapp and Uhnava 2014 ). The other three have also been shown to be relevant with body size ( Cook 1993 , Smith et al 2000 , Fowler et al 2015 ). As we did not know which trait(s) would be most reasonable for rice water weevil, we first measured each of them and then screened for the best one using principal component analysis (see Statistical Analysis).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%