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How the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) breached the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2014
Janes Jasmine K, Li Yisu, Keeling Christopher I, Yuen Macaire M S, Boone Celia K, Cooke Janice E K, Bohlmann Joerg, Huber Dezene P W, Murray Brent W, Coltman David W, Sperling Felix A H
Abstract excerpt
The mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins), a major pine forest pest native to western North America, has extended its range north and eastward during an ongoing outbreak. Determining how the MPB has expanded its range to breach putative barriers, whether physical (nonforested prairie and high elevation of the Rocky Mountains) or climatic (extreme continental climate where temperatures can be...
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