Could natural selection change the geographic range limits of light brown apple moth (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) in North America?

Amy C. Morey; Robert C. Venette; William D. Hutchison

doi:10.3897/neobiota.18.5288

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Could natural selection change the geographic range limits of light brown apple moth (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) in North America?

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Authors:

Amy C. Morey, Robert C. Venette, William D. Hutchison

Year:

2013

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.18.5288

Source:

NeoBiota. 18:151-156.

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Abstract

We artificially selected for increased freeze tolerance in the invasive light brown apple moth. Our results suggest that, by not accounting for adaptation to cold, current models of potential geographic distributions could underestimate the areas at risk of exposure to this species.

Citation

Morey, Amy C.; Venette, Robert C.; Hutchison, William D. 2013. Could natural selection change the geographic range limits of light brown apple moth (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) in North America? NeoBiota. 18:151-156.