The invasion route for an insect pest species: The tobacco aphid in the New World

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 4738-4752

  Zepeda Paulo, F A ^a   Simon, J C ^b   Ramirez C C ^c   Fuentes Contreras, E ^c   Margaritopoulos, J T ^d   Wilson, A C C ^e   Sorenson, C E ^f   Briones, L M ^a   Azevedo, R ^g   Ohashi, D V ^h   Lacroix, C ^b   Glais, L ^b   Figueroa, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^e Department of Biology   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^h Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA Cerro Azul   (Argentina)

Author keywords

approximate Bayesian computational; biological invasions; invasion scenarios; multiple introductions; Myzus persicae nicotianae; reproductive mode; superclone

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; CHILE; DNA SEQUENCE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GREECE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; ARGENTINA; BAYES THEOREM; BRAZIL; CHILE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; GREECE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES;

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78149450625     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04857.x     Document Type: Article

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