Biology
Prospects for an invasion: Competition between Aedes albopictus and native Aedes triseriatus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Competition between larval populations of the native North American treehole mosquito Aedes triseriatus and Aedes albopictus, recently introduced from Asia to North America, was assessed by comparing per capita growth rate estimates for experimental cohorts of larvae developing under a variety of initial density combinations in fluid obtained from tires or from treeholes. Estimates of carrying capacities and competition coefficients indicate that competition between the two species will result in stable coexistence in treehole communities but local extinction of A. triseriatus in tire habitats.
Publication Title
Science
Publication Date
1991
Volume
253
Issue
5016
First Page
189
Last Page
191
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.1853204
Keywords
Aedes albopictus, Aedes triseriatus, competition
Repository Citation
Livdahl, Todd P. and Willey, Michelle S., "Prospects for an invasion: Competition between Aedes albopictus and native Aedes triseriatus" (1991). Biology. 421.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/421
Cross Post Location
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