Practical applications of insects' sexual development for pest control

Sexual Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 127-136

  Koukidou, M ^a   Alphey, L ^a,b  

^a OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Alternative splicing; Doublesex; Genetic control; Insects; Mosquitoes; RIDL; Sterile insect technique; Tephritidae; Transformer

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECT; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84897021242     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000357203     Document Type: Article

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