Comparative biosystematics of "Dendroctonus punctatus" Lec. and "Dendroctonus micans" (Kug.)

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region

Tags: biology, insects, beetles, entomology

Principal Investigator: Furniss, Malcolm (1)
Licence Number: 8025
Organization: University of Idaho
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Issued: Jan 01, 1988
Project Team: Dr. J.B. Johnson; 2 graduate students

Objective(s): to determine if these two spruce beetle species are distinct; to compare biology, host tree relationships, genetics, and anatomical features of these two species (one is Eurasian and one is North American)