Release of genetically engineered insects: A framework to identify potential ecological effects

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4000-4015

  David, Aaron S ^a   Kaser, Joe M ^a   Morey, Amy C ^a   Roth, Alexander M ^a   Andow, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Genetically modified organisms; Homing endonuclease genes; Malaria; Population dynamics; Problem formulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887515382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.737     Document Type: Article

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