Niche Overlap of Congeneric Invaders Supports a Single-Species Hypothesis and Provides Insight into Future Invasion Risk: Implications for Global Management of the Bactrocera dorsalis Complex

Matthew P. Hill; John S. Terblanche

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090121

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Niche Overlap of Congeneric Invaders Supports a Single-Species Hypothesis and Provides Insight into Future Invasion Risk: Implications for Global Management of the Bactrocera dorsalis Complex

Matthew P. Hill ,

* E-mail: hillmp@sun.ac.za

Affiliation Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa
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John S. Terblanche

Affiliations Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa, Centre for Invasion Biology, Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa
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Niche Overlap of Congeneric Invaders Supports a Single-Species Hypothesis and Provides Insight into Future Invasion Risk: Implications for Global Management of the Bactrocera dorsalis Complex

Matthew P. Hill,
John S. Terblanche

Published: February 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090121

About the Authors

Matthew P. Hill

* E-mail: hillmp@sun.ac.za

Affiliation Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa

John S. Terblanche

Affiliations Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa, Centre for Invasion Biology, Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH JT. Performed the experiments: MH. Analyzed the data: MH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JT MH. Wrote the paper: MH JT.

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