Postlarval fitness of transgenic strains of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1181-1185

  Allen, Margaret L ^a   Berkebile, Dennis R ^a   Skoda, Steven R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochliomyia hominivorax; Fitness; New World screwworm; Sterile insect technique; Transgenic insect

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; COCHLIOMYIA; COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 3142531118     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2004)097[1181:pfotso]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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