Genetic differentiation of southeastern boll weevil and thurberia weevil populations of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) using mitochondrial DNA

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 928-935

  Roehrdanz, Richard L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boll weevil; Cotton; Mexican boll weevil; mtDNA; PCR RFLP; Thurberia weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009458259     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0928:GDOSBW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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