Spatially Explicit Model of Transposon-Based Genetic Drive Mechanisms for Displacing Fluctuating Populations of Anopheline Vector Mosquitoes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 584-590

  Kiszewski, A E ^a   Spielman, A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaria; Mosquito; Simulation; Transposon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE CARRIER; GENE; GENETICS; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, INSECT; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0032113190     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.4.584     Document Type: Article

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