Density-Dependent Resistance of the Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar to Its Nudeopolyhedrovirus, and the Consequences for Population Dynamics

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 154; no. 4; pp. 691 - 701
• Main Authors: Reilly, James R., Hajek, Ann E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Disease resistance; Disease transmission; Insect larvae; Instars; Larvae; Larval development; Mathematical independent variables; Moths; Pathogens; Population Ecology - Original Paper; Viruses

The processes controlling disease resistance can strongly influence the population dynamics of insect outbreaks. Evidence that disease resistance is densitydependent is accumulating, but the exact form of this relationship is highly variable from species to species. It has been hypothesized that ins...