Bactrocera tryoni and closely related pest tephritids - Molecular analysis and prospects for transgenic control strategies

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Raphael, Kathryn A ^a   Whyard, Steven ^b   Shearman, Deborah ^a   An, Xin ^a   Frommer, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera tryoni; Genetic sexing; Pest status; SIT; Tephritid; Transformation vectors

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA TRYONI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRANSPOSONS; VECTORS;

EID: 1242344726     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.014     Document Type: Article

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