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Protection of pandora moth (Coloradia pandora Blake) eggs from consumption by golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis Say)

Creator:

Gerson, Elizabeth Ann

Abstract:

Endemic populations of pandora moths (Co/oradia pandora Blake), a defoliator of western pine forests, proliferated to epidemic levels in central Oregon in 1986 and increased dramatically through 1 994. Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis Say) consume adult pandora moths, but reject nutritionally valuable eggs from gravid females. Feeding trials with...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis