Population genetics of Tuberolachnus salignus, an obligate parthenogenetic aphid

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-205

  Aradottir, Gudbjorg I ^a,b   Hanley, Steven J ^a   Collins, C Matilda ^a,b   Dawson, Kevin J ^a   Karp, Angela ^a   Leather, Simon R ^a,b   Shield, Ian ^a   Harrington, Richard ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asexual; Clonal selection; Microsatellites; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; SALIX; TUBEROLACHNUS SALIGNUS;

EID: 84859438526     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2011.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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