Callosobruchus maculatus
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 111 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5087-5689-5
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Callosobruchus maculatus, despite being commonly known as a cowpea weevil, is not a true weevil, but instead a species of bruchid beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. This common stored-legume pest is found on every continent except Antarctica, and causes problems for farmers everywhere it goes. The beetle most likely originated in West Africa, and moved across the globe with the trade of legumes and other crops. As only small number of beetles were moved in each trade, the populations that have invaded various parts of the globe have likely gone through multiple bottlenecks. Despite these bottlenecks and the subsequent rounds of inbreeding, these populations persist. This ability to withstand a high degree of inbreeding has likely contributed to this species’ prevalence as a pest. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в информационном сетевом ресурсе "Википедия" в...