Microbe-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility as a mechanism for introducing transgenes into arthropod populations

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-255

  Turelli, Michael ^a   Hoffmann, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic; Incompatibility; Population dynamics; Transgenes; Vector biology; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; RICKETTSIA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0033136410     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.820243.x     Document Type: Article

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