• Trees Wanted—Dead or Alive! Host Selection and Population Dynamics in Tree-Killing Bark Beetles 

      Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Skarpaas, Olav; Erbilgin, Nadir; Gilbert, Marius; Økland, Bjørn; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-25)
      Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) feed and breed in dead or severely weakened host trees. When their population densities are high, some species aggregate on healthy host trees so that their defences may ...