Reinvestigation of an endogenous meiotic drive system in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1027-1033

  Mori, Akio ^a   Chadee, Dave D ^a,b   Graham, Douglas H ^a,c   Severson, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic control; Population replacement; Selection; Sex ratio; Transgenic insects

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 10144230092     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1027     Document Type: Article

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